Appraisal of media practices from the points of view of ethics, personal values and societal values. Editing and writing online, using basic Web-coding skills and tools to create news and feature packages for the Internet. New-media issues, including interativity and individualization, are also discussed. Advanced online journalism training. Students work as online reporters, editors and producers for an online newsmagazine.
Students also package copy from the print and broadcast news bureaus.
Formerly JOUR 760 . Descriptive and critical analysis of broadcast news, methods of evaluation of news judgments, decision-making and organizational aspects of the broadcast news industry. Formerly JOUR 486 . Prerequisite JOUR 503 or its equivalent. Extended TV reporting assignments such as mini-series and news documentaries.