Informações sobre o curso: Being a successful journalist is more than hunting down information. How journalists process the information, then put it together, are key steps for news reports. You will learn the process, planning, requirements of how journalists develop their news reports. There are many ways to report news reports, and you will learn different forms of how to perform reporting and writing to serve different audiences. This course also explains the different formats within journalism, beyond the written word and how they are best utilized.
Desenvolvido por: Michigan State University
Ministrado por: Joanne Gerstner, Sports Journalist in Residence
Michigan State University School of Journalism
Ministrado por: Jeremy Steele, Specialist
Michigan State University School of Journalism
Ministrado por: David Poulson, Instructor
School of Journalism
Ministrado por: Eric Freedman, Instructor
School of Journalism
Ministrado por: Joe Grimm, Instructor
School of Journalism
Ministrado por: Lucinda D. Davenport, Director & Professor
School of Journalism
| Informações básicas | Curso 3 de 5 no Become a Journalist: Report the News! Specialization |
| Nível | Intermediate |
| Compromisso | 4 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week |
| Idioma | English |
| Requisitos de hardware | none |
| Como ser aprovado | Seja aprovado em todas as tarefas para concluir o curso. |
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Programa
SEMANA 1
Welcome to Course 3!
We are thrilled to have you as part of Course 3 in our Introduction to Journalism Specialization. We will be discussing how to "Effectively Delivering the News to Your Audience". You will learn about the School of Journalism, our award-winning faculty and the world-class atmosphere of Michigan State University. We are a special place, where amazing things happen every day.
4 videos, 1 reading
- Vídeo: Meet your School of Journalism faculty
- Vídeo: The MSU School of Journalism
- Vídeo: #SpartansWill
- Reading: Where to find us
SEMANA 2
Earning and keeping trust
You've developed your story concept. You've done your research, reporting and interviewing. Now you will learn how to take the next steps: sorting your information, and picking the right format for your news report. You will develop skills in dealing with statistics, numbers and how to figure out if you have enough information to compile an effective news report.
4 videos, 1 reading, 2 practice quizzes
- Reading: Things to help sort information
- Practice Quiz: Sorting newsgathering
- Vídeo: Using numbers wisely in news reports
- Practice Quiz: Understanding how to use numbers
- Discussion Prompt: How USA TODAY uses numbers effectively
- Vídeo: Newsgathering...what's accurate and what's not?
- Discussion Prompt: Think like a journalist!
- Vídeo: What happens if you don't know something?
Nota atribuída: Sifting, sorting and choosing information
SEMANA 3
Preparing your news report
Sometimes one of the biggest challenges in being a journalist is figuring out how to best handle quotes, format, and audience recognition. Knowing what you're reporting, and your audience, makes all the difference. You will learn how to best use and structure quotes in your news reports, choose the right format for reporting, and understand the needs of your audience.
3 videos, 1 reading, 1 practice quiz
- Discussion Prompt: Examining quotes and transitions
- Practice Quiz: Using quotes correctly
- Vídeo: Choosing a news report format
- Reading: Some formats for news stories
- Vídeo: Knowing your audience
Nota atribuída: Have you seen format affect a news report?
Nota atribuída: Audience, tone, leads, sources
SEMANA 4
More than words
Having an effective news report is often dictated by the many thoughtful choices made by editors and journalists. How things look, sound, feel and read impacts how the audiences choose to take in information - and if they want to interact with your media. What are the things you need to consider? You will learn how your news report can be strengthened through multimedia: audio, video, graphics, photos and maps. You will develop skills in shooting video and photos, as well as gathering audio.
4 videos, 2 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Discussion Prompt: How can you use multimedia?
- Practice Quiz: Ways to think about multimedia
- Vídeo: Adding audio to your news report
- Reading: Listen to this!
- Practice Quiz: Audio best practices
- Vídeo: Adding Videos to your News Report
- Reading: Make Your Video More Visually Interesting
- Practice Quiz: Adding Video to Your News Report
- Vídeo: Why should you use multimedia?
Nota atribuída: Adding layers with multimedia
SEMANA 5
Keeping the news conversation going
Being a journalist does not mean you complete a news report...and move on to another story. Many times, one report leads to another, then another, then another on a particular topic. You will learn how to harness and understand the power of your audience, and use their feedback to develop more news reports. You will also deepen your understanding of audience reaction and how to handle the feedback.
4 videos, 1 reading, 1 practice quiz
- Vídeo: Crowdsourcing and audience reaction
- Discussion Prompt: Using the audience to crowdsource
- Vídeo: The good, the bad, and the please go away
- Practice Quiz: Forms of audience reaction
- Vídeo: Journalists and pushback
- Reading: Stress and journalists
Nota atribuída: How do YOU keep the reporting going?
Nota atribuída: Journalists and audiences
Nota atribuída: Putting it all together
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