Because of the advancement of online publishing practices, journalism is quickly changing. As a journalist you must learn to understand these new practices and become confident with the processes used to create multimedia online.
This course will provide students with the opportunity to experiment with new and innovative ways of telling stories that incorporate images, sound, video, text and audience participation on the Web.
Students are assumed to have a limited knowledge of digital media production but fortunately have the skills necessary to produce well-reported stories. The basics of storytelling do not change; only the execution differs.
By semester’s end, students will:
- Understand and envision new ways of telling stories using online publication methods
- Realize how to create multimedia packages that tell these stories in new and exciting ways
- Become familiar with legal and ethical issues that face journalists online
- Produce four professional journalism pieces for the Web and their portfolio
- Learn basic XHTML and CSS concepts
- Learn the basic and advanced concepts of the Adobe Flash application
- Become familiar with Adobe Dreamweaver
