J225 Datify Your Captstone Project
This course starts on Tuesday Oct. 22 and will run 7 weeks long. Every journalism story has a data angle to be uncovered. And every student working on a master’s capstone project could use support on data topics. This is a seven-week graduate-level seminar course designed for journalism graduate students to learn how to find,…
Read MoreJ298: Unmasking Power: Companies, the Economy and Markets (Business Journalism)
Where there’s money there’s power. Corporations dominate our country, and Silicon Valley dominates the corporate world. This intermediate business reporting course focuses on the tech industry and provides the tools to understand and cover business. With that foundation, learn how to hold the powerful accountable. See how companies influence and are influenced by the economy…
Read MoreJ219 MINI: Video for Social Media
This is a mini class aimed at exploring short vertical video forms, such as those seen on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and similar platforms. The goal is to critically analyze the way journalists are using these forms, and to teach students how to create their own short videos in a manner that engages and…
Read MoreJ219: MINI Graphics, Animation and News Explainers
This course is designed to introduce students to basic methods and practices in animation currently used by media organizations in documentary and news video. Each class will consist of a short demonstration, viewing of related works and hands-on experimentation. Students will be provided with an overview of practical techniques ranging from kinetic typography and animated…
Read MoreJ298 Covering Inequality with Data
Data skills are vital for journalists. Often the deepest learning comes when those skills are applied to a specific topic. Students in this course will learn advanced data journalism skills, including statistics, mapping and using programming to work with data. The data and examples we use will focus on stories that uncover disparity on a…
Read MoreJ264A Open Source Investigations (OSINT)
Note: This class won’t show up on CalCentral for now. You must apply to be considered. LINK TO APPLY FOR THIS CLASS HERE. In this foundational investigations course, students will use legal, reporting and digital research methods to investigate a series of human rights issues for real-world partners. The outputs will be journalistic, including a…
Read MoreJ298 Developing your Blockbuster Investigative Story
This class is limited to students already enrolled in the course from the Fall 2023 semester. This is an intense year-long seminar that aims to help students conceive, execute and publish ambitious investigative journalism with the full support of the Investigative Reporting Program. Students are challenged to identify an investigative project they are passionate about…
Read MoreJ298 Business Reporting — Covering Silicon Valley
In Silicon Valley, stock-price movements, hiring and firing decisions and even small product-design changes can have an outsized – if sometimes hidden – impact on people around the world. Covering these developments responsibly and with authority has never been more urgent. This course provides a foundation for reporting on a broad range of business topics,…
Read MoreJ260 Investigative Reporting Seminar
This is a team-taught course by staff at IRP lead by David Barstow. Sessions will be mostly shepherded by IRP staff including Bernice Yeung, Garrett Therolf, Christine Schiavo, Yasmin Rafiei, and IRP fellows. Investigative journalism, when done right, can set the world on a different course. It can rewrite policies, send people to prison, exonerate…
Read MoreJ256 Journalism Law (Section 2)
This is a degree required course required for all first year students. The class will be the second-half of the semester. Both sections are identical, and students are free to sign up for either section based on what works best for their schedule. This course will familiarize you with the basic principles of American law…
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