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Summer Semester Session 1 (May 18 - June 30)
What is fact? What is fiction? Can we even tell the difference any more? Today's 24-hour news environment is saturated with a wide array of sources ranging from real-time citizen journalism reports, government propaganda and corporate spin to real-time blogging, photos and videos from around the world, as well as reports from the mainstream media. In this class, students will become more discerning consumers of news. Students will use critical-thinking skills to develop the tools needed to determine what news sources are reliable in the digital world. Through readings, class discussion and written assignments, students will deconstruct stories, breaking down broadcast, print, web, and social media stories to determine those that are well-sourced and can be considered real news. Students will also discuss concepts such as objectivity, opinion, bias and fairness and how all contribute to the mix of news reports in today's digital landscape. (4 credits)
This course meets the SB and DU general education requirement. Open to Freshmen and Sophomores of any major. Counts as an elective course for Journalism majors in the General track or Sports concentration.
This course introduces students to the concepts and practices of visual storytelling, including visual ethics, aesthetics, representation and the currents of the modern visual journalism ecosystem. This is a hands-on class, in which students will learn the basics of visual storytelling by using a DSLR camera and capturing and editing video. (4 credits)
This course meets the AT general education requirement. Open to Sophomore, Junior and Senior students. Counts as a multimedia course for Journalism majors in the General track or either the PR or Sports concentrations.
Summer Semester Session 2 (July 6 - August 14)
Introduction to Journalism is a survey class that covers the basic principles and practices of contemporary journalism. By studying fundamentals like truth telling, fact checking, the First Amendment, diversity, the watchdog role of the press and public engagement, students will explore the role of the journalist in a democratic society. Students will also assess changes in the production, distribution and consumption of journalism through new technologies. Students will examine case studies across the media, and learn how different audiences, media and perspectives affect the news. (4 credits)
This course meets the DU and SB general education requirements. Open to Freshmen and Sophomores of any major. Required for Journalism majors in the General track or Sports concentration.
This course introduces students to the basic requirements of newswriting and reporting, including interviewing, covering news events, speeches and press conferences, public records and more. Students will complete a variety of in-class and outside reporting assignments in journalistic style. (4 credits)
Open to Sophomore, Junior and Senior Journalism majors only. Non-majors can request an override from the instructor. Satisfies the Junior Year Writing requirement and is required for all majors.
This course combines the text work of John Brady’s anecdotal Craft of Interviewing and The Interviewer’s Handbook with decades of reporter tips and scientific studies to provide a framework to develop professional interviewing skills. Students will learn interview preparation skills, reading body language, pacing tactics, the psychiatric basis for information storage and retrieval, listening skills, physiological causes for certain responses and statistical parameters of certain reactions. Police and military interrogation skills are combined with reporters’ tips and psychological studies to better prepare students to conduct efficient and accurate interviews. (3 credits)
Counts as an elective course for Journalism majors in the General track or Sports concentration.