Journalism COMS 204-404
MMJ for the news business today
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RU Courses
104 news writing
204 news reporting
304 MMJ – Multimedia Journalism
381 Student Media Practicum
404-481 Syllabi
498 independent study
499 Internship
1 Overview
What is journalism?
SPJ Code of Ethics
Types of journalism
Journalism skills overview
News gathering and reporting
How to write a lead
How to attribute information
How to write a photo caption
How to report a pandemic
How to evaluate reporting
How to file your copy
How to: portfolios
How to evaluate portfolios
How to build a resume
What writers read
2 Training
National training resources
AP Style Basics
Interviewing
News & numbers
Copy Editing
Verification & spotting fake news
Spotting Fake News
How to file an FOIA request
Avoiding Bias and cultural assumptions
Publication Design
3 News beats
NRV newsworthy organizations
Cops & courts
Sports journalism
The business beat
City beat
How to write a city council story
Polls & elections
Feature writing
Higher Ed beat
Arts, music, theater, literature
How to evaluate charities
Health beat
3.2 Green beat
History S&EJ
Covering the beat
Climate change
Risk & Justice
Energy
Environmental terms
Environmental measurements
4 R-TV
MMJ for a simple event
Radio and TV scripts
Shooting video
Editing video
Studio work
Video on the web
Using Drones
Media Tech
New media tools
5 Media biz
Freelancing
Job search
News organizations
Streaming
Media business
News deserts etc
Non-profit news
Community Media
6 Law & Ethics
Handbooks and issues
FOIA
How to
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