J298 Earth Journalism
EARTH Journalism Description and Application We live in the age of the Anthropocene—in which humans are having an increasingly significant role in shaping conditions on our planet. How can journalists develop the skills to keep up with these tumultuous shifts in the underlying fabric that supports life on the planet? The Earth Journalism class is aimed at providing journalists with the skills necessary to understand these shifts, the responses…
Read MoreJ283 Video Reporting and Storytelling
J283 serves as Advanced Video Reporting and Storytelling across platforms. Students gain proficiency in reporting, writing, producing and digital shooting and editing. It is a production laboratory course where students report and produce breaking news and news feature stories. In the second half of the semester, students produce longer form video stories, several of which…
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J216 New Media Master’s Project Seminar – section 002
J243 Strategies of Narrative Journalism
Enrollment dependent upon faculty approval; details to follow. The arc of this writing workshop will follow the process of researching and writing a single long piece of narrative journalism: finding and pitching story ideas; reporting in depth and at length; outlining and structuring your story; choosing a narrative voice and strategy, crafting leads and “overtures,”…
Read MoreJ276 – Audio on Assignment
Audio on Assignment (Advanced Audio I Reporting) Course Description Assigned stories are part of life as a professional journalist. This course teaches students how to be creative, resourceful and rigorous in pursuing a wide range of stories, of the sort students could be expected to do as public radio journalists. Students in this class will…
Read MoreJ285 Shortform Video Reporting
The course is a two-semester, second-year production seminar in which students develop, produce and direct work that comprises their Master’s Projects in TV reporting or video storytelling. The primary emphasis is on production of rigorously reported stories of high editorial and technical quality, intended for multi-platform distribution. Students hone their visual storytelling skills by crafting…
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J213 Visual Storytelling: Realeyes Magazine
An in-depth documentary photo class where students will work photographing stories about California and its people and will try to visually create a singular photo essay on subjects such as immigration, schools, , urban sprawl, development, the environment etc. You will work throughout the term on one in-depth project attempting to reduce a tiny area…
Read MoreJ212 Advanced Audio II: Longform Storytelling
The goal of this class is to produce captivating, narrative, long-form audio stories. Students will learn the fundamentals of creative audio, including: finding, mapping and planning narrative stories; successfully pitching major radio programs and podcasts; interview skills; editing and script writing for style. This class will leave students with a strong foundation for entering the…
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