COMM-19500 Digital Media Writing

This course provides an overview of the forms and styles of journalistic writing, as well as practice in writing and editing the basic types of news stories for print media and online media. The course also introduces students to the multimedia elements of online news stories. Instruction will include basic foundations of journalism, preliminary knowledge of reporting skills, understanding of proper grammar and writing styles and the fundamentals of digital photography, video, audio and multimedia as it applies to journalism. Students will learn foundational skills including the conception, planning and creation of multimedia projects in an evolving digital landscape.

Credits

3