Students will learn why digital journalism has come to dominate the industry and what that means for them as journalists. The course will examine the development of social media and citizen journalism, multimedia and alternative means of storytelling in the digital news media. From a practical sense, students will place themselves in the middle of an on-going transformation; they’ll produce digital features that are prevalent and developing today, report on deadline and distribute content online and via social networks. Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 4 hrs. Prerequisites: (JRN 19B or JRN 121) and JRN 199 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 3
