MMC 6936 - Capstone: Digital Journalism and Multimedia Storytelling

3 Credits

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Students will develop a capstone project using a variety of multimedia tools, including writing, audio, video, social media and more. Students will complete a work of journalism from the pitch/idea stage to the final edits with a goal of having work published in a professional venue. Emphasis will be on in-depth, immersive reporting and advanced storytelling skills.

 

In this course, students will learn to:

• Develop a publishable long-form story through reporting, interviewing, storytelling, writing, editing, and technical skills.
• Analyze journalistic, digital, and social media challenges.
• Analyze audience profiles (personas).
• Create stories for a target audience.
• Evaluate others’ work for publication.
• Prepare a story pitch.
• Practice professional ethics and collaboration.

Prerequisites: None.

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