An introduction to the tools, techniques and concepts involved in publishing journalistic content on the World Wide Web. Students learn how to organize a Web site, write for the medium and present information effectively online. Along with building personal Web sites and publishing a project online, students will begin to see how journalism could be done differently in a new media future. It includes lectures, discussion, small-group work and preparation of articles for publication. Greatest attention is given to planning, conducting, analyzing, interpreting and writing about a scientific survey conducted by the class.
Students learn and use several statistical techniques, including computer-assisted reporting.
A quarter-long set of courses required of nearly all entering Medill graduate students, regardless of sequence. The three courses are designed to give students a sense of the industry and to bring their journalism skills up to Medill's standards. The quarter includes a seminar called Law and Ethics of Journalism. Students begin the optional Global Journalism quarter abroad with an intensive two-week seminar in Paris that taps the expertise of guest lecturers who make or report news in Europe. Each residency provides the challenge of assignments similar in quality, quantity and range to those of an entry-level professional staff member.