J296: MINI Animating the News, Graphics, and Explainers (Online 8/26-10/4)
Note: This course is 10 weeks long starting at the beginning of the semester from Aug. 26-Oct.4 Note: This course is taught synchronously online over Zoom, attendance is required. 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…
Read MoreJ220: Coding for Journalists (online)
NOTE: Non-journalism students may also take this course, but must request enrollment here: https://forms.gle/ai53qxezzsn9kZc87 This course introduces foundational concepts of computer programming and computational thinking in ways they would be used in the journalism industry. Students who have successfully completed earlier versions of this course have gone on to work in newsrooms in roles…
Read MoreJ296 Graphics, Animation and News Explainers
This course is designed to introduce you to practices in animation used by media organizations. Prior knowledge of animation and motion graphics is not needed. Each class will consist of a short demonstration, viewing of related works, hands-on experimentation, and critique. The course will conclude with the creation of final projects in which students will…
Read MoreJ220 Intro to Coding Web Packages
This is a class that teaches students how to code HTML, CSS, and entry-level JavaScript and Python. Students will build websites as online news packages for both mobile and desktop. Focus will be on design of the project, technical skills for web development, digital reporting skills like scraping data, and understanding workflows and mechanics of…
Read MoreJ296 Graphics, Animation and News Explainers
This course is designed to introduce you to practices in animation used by media organizations. Prior knowledge of animation and motion graphics is not needed. Each class will consist of a short demonstration, viewing of related works, hands-on experimentation, and critique. The course will conclude with the creation of final projects in which students will…
Read MoreJ296 Reporting on China and Taiwan (By application only)
This course will be taught on Zoom. Please fill out this application by Sunday Oct. 29 at 9pm Pacific to be considered for this course. This online course aims to teach students about the fundamentals of doing journalism on China, the world’s most populous nation, second-largest economy and a reborn superpower. For these reasons, reporting…
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