You will be challenged in this class to be a new media journalism pioneer. This course will emphasize many of the problems of technology, especially the technologies that traditional, analog journalism relies upon, such as the technology of print and broadcast media. This course will examine how traditional analog media have sometimes disengaged the audience, removed context from the news and fallen into a state of alienation and audience mistrust. Digital, networked technologies are not a panacea. As part of the registration process, make sure to complete the User Profile section of the course egroup.
Students submit all assignments and course communication via the course Web site.
Students write a brief 100-word biography and post it on their web site and post their URL on the course egroups. Throughout the semester you will develop, report and present using the experimental new media tools discussed in this class one original news story. Individual due dates for each part of this assignment will be outlined in class and posted on the course egroup. Teams will be formed during the first weeks of the semester and story topics and technologies will be selected during this period as well. At the final class meeting, you will present your story, featuring its experimental new media elements, to a blue ribbon news industry panel who will critique your work.