J298 Data Journalism
The course will introduce reporters to the practice of data journalism in a busy newsroom, showcasing the importance of telling a story and how tools can help you do it. Data – large sets of information and numbers – are increasingly available from public, private and social media sources. As a result, journalism organizations are…
Read MoreJ298 San Quentin Editing
Meeting time: TBD The San Quentin News Editing Project gives student journalists hands-on experience working with prisoners to publish the only newspaper of its kind in the country. Now entering its fifth year of existence, the class has not only sharpened the editing and writing skills of many Berkeley students, it has also made a…
Read MoreJ219 Editing: Covering Native Americans in the Southwest
This is a 6 week follow up class, 1/17 – 2/21, for students enrolled in the Fall 2017 Course Covering Native Americans in the Southwest.
Read MoreJ219 Animating the News
This class is eight weeks long: February 7 – March 28. This is a mini course that teaches students about illustration and motion graphics. This could be as simple as text moving on the screen (called kinetic typography), or creating mini-narratives through illustrations, drawing or other artwork. Student will learn Adobe After Effects.
Read MoreJ219 Associate Producer
This class is four weeks long: Feb 8, 15, 22, March 1 The Associate Producer is a crucial job in any documentary and television magazine production. The AP is called upon to fulfill a wide range of duties: reporting, logistical planning, budget management, archival acquisition, organizing deliverables, and managing personalities—and each one has to be executed with…
Read MoreJ298 Story Structures
In this class, we’ll learn about story architecture – how to craft your material to give it tone, meaning and style, and how to choose a structure that best matches your materials, reporting constraints and artistic intentions. We’ll be studying work in all media – documentaries, podcasts, magazines and newspaper articles, multimedia presentations.
Read MoreJ220 Intro to Coding Interactive News Packages
This is a class that teaches students how to report, produce, and construct multifaceted news packages for both mobile and desktop. Students will work in teams to pitch and report on in-depth stories using a variety of media — text, photos, video, graphics, interactives — and learn how to design a longform story in a…
Read MoreJ298 How to be an Editor
This course is designed to be a tasting platter for the aspiring print editor (digital or paper), or anyone curious about the job. It’s also a great course for writers who want to learn how editors think, and use those skills to make their own work better. Almost anyone can read a piece and tell…
Read MoreJ260 Investigative Reporting in Print, Broadcast and the Web
This class is both an introduction to the theory and practice of investigative reporting, as well as an opportunity for students to gain practical experience working collaboratively on a major in-depth reporting project. The seminar is both a place for students to be exposed to potential sources and practitioners of the craft as well as…
Read MoreJ219 MINI: Interview Skills (4-5 weeks) – starts 2/1
Four intensive sessions on how to select interviewees, get them to agree, and prepare and organize your questions for print and/or broadcast.
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