J219: MINI Graphics, Animation and News Explainers
Students wishing to take this course must request permission by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/dGLVR3gWQ2ZGmBXm8 Note: this course is offered both in the fall and spring semesters. The fall version (10 weeks) is geared toward documentary students and the spring version (15 weeks) is geared toward multimedia students. The curriculum will differ and be more…
Read MoreJ216 Multimedia Master’s Project Workshop
This is a two-semester class is for students who want to create a multimedia master’s project and specialize in digital media or multimedia reporting after graduation. In this class, students will work together, pooling their collective knowledge and resources, to build multifaceted websites that are comprised of text, audio, video, graphics, and interactive features.
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism Showcase Week (May 13-16)
Experience the best of Berkeley Journalism at Showcase Week—a dynamic series of events where our soon-to-be graduates present their powerful master’s projects. Over the course of the week, you’ll witness groundbreaking storytelling across mediums, often created in collaboration with peers from different tracks. Each session, lasting 1 to 3 hours, offers a front-row seat to…
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Join us to celebrate you! Meet the Berkeley Journalism Student Services team and learn more about the curriculum (tracks, core classes, electives) and more.
Read MoreHope at the end of the line
Class of ’21 multimedia producer Brett Marsh wins ONA’s Student Journalism Award for his stunning thesis project on how an innovative transit system in Bogotá, Colombia is transforming a community on the margins.
Read MorePort Feudal
Port truck drivers, misclassified as independent operators, become indentured to their trucks. As the trucking industry was deregulated in the 80s, truckers, mostly poor, mostly immigrant, flooded the market. Companies took advantage of this cheap, high-turnover fleet by labeling their drivers independent contractors instead of employees. Produced by Brett Murphy and Jeremy C.F. Lin.
Read MoreDirty Business
Where does our plastic end up? Plastic recyclers in Minh Khai, Vietnam wrestle with the blessings and curses of an empire built on our trash. Produced by Francesca Fenzi (’19) and Yutao “Todd” Chen (’19). Winner of the Best Nonfiction Series at the 40th College Television Awards.
Read MoreJ222 Interactive Narratives
Welcome to Interactive Narratives! This course will explore how digital narratives are reported, designed, produced, and consumed in digital formats. This is an ever-changing field with new and old technologies evolving constantly. The goal of this course is to understand how media professionals can best utilize any new technologies to meaningfully enhance a story. How…
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 MoreJ216 Multimedia Master’s Project Workshop
This is a class only for second-year multimedia students working on their master’s project. This is a two-semester class. In this course, students will: Participate in critical discussions of best practices in multimedia storytelling and topics in new media publishing so students are prepared to work in and take on leadership roles at digital news…
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