Summer 2010
Journalism for the Web
A hands-on, project-based introduction to multimedia reporting for the web.
course overview
In this hands-on course students learn to produce multimedia news content for distribution on the web. The course is aimed at those with an interest in pursuing journalism, social activism or web-based non-fiction media production. Students will create content for an interactive web platform, gaining experience in:
- shooting and editing simple video news pieces
- uploading material to a content management system
- integrating with social web platforms for distribution or promotion
- creating other media content for the web, such as slideshows or audio programs
Students will engage the web as a participatory medium and explore the relationship between print and online editions of a publication. Topics such as database journalism, transmedia storytelling, participatory journalism, "hyperlocal" news and data mashups will be addressed.
prospectus