ONLINE NEWS PRACTICUM (CM1851)

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This workshop trains students in online news writing and website curation through hands-on experience working on a news site in the style of Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Daily Beast and similar sites. Students will participate in a variety of roles -- from editing and assigning to writing in specialized areas – to manage and curate an online news site in real time. Students will gain practical skills using different tools, including social media, while working a real digital newsroom setting. The course will prepare students for entry-level positions in digital journalism. Note: Up to 8 credits for Journalism Practica can be applied toward the degree. May be taken twice for credit.

Code: 
CM1851
Name: 
ONLINE NEWS PRACTICUM
Discipline: 
CM (Communications)
Type: 
CCX
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
2
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
Yes
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Hands-on experience in digital journalism practices in a real-time setting
  2. Writing for and managing a real-time online news platform
  3. Using social media tools including blogs and social networks
  4. Working with photo, audio and video content
  5. Working in online communities
  6. Real-World Understanding of Complexities: Students will enhance their understanding of the complexities and challenges of real-world concerns and their creative capacity to address them (CCX LO1)
  7. Cultural Fluency: Students will interpret intercultural experience from the perspectives of more than one worldview and demonstrate the ability to initiate and develop interaction with cultural difference (CCX LO2)
  8. Self-Assessment and Effective Communication: Students will engage in the self-assessment, reflection and analysis of this experience, preparing them for future success, and will be able to articulate this to future educational and professional interlocutors (CCX LO3)
  9. Critical Reflexivity: Students will be able to position themselves critically in relation to these concerns, considering the efficacy, consequences and ethical dimensions of their actions in a given place and context (CCX LO4)

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Term Code Name
Spring 2022 CM1851 ONLINE NEWS PRACTICUM

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