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
SPJ Code of Ethics
Proposed revisions to SPJ’s Code of Ethics
Welcome to Multi-Media Journalism
This information is presented as a supplement to readings and assignments in the Radford University School of Communication journalism program. Address questions or comments to Prof. Bill Kovarik, PhD, wkovarik@radford.edu.
Resources
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
Columbia Journalism Review
NPR reporters Center training
BBC reporter training
SPJ SMACK support site for college media
Student Press Law Center
Grammarly blog
Media law and ethics
-- RU COMS 400 class pages.
Revolutions in Communication:
Media history from Gutenberg to the digital age (London: Bloomsbury, 2015) -- also RU COMS 300 class pages.
Virginia Press Association
Photojournalism and visual communication
-- RU COMS 226 class pages.
Media jobs
VPA job bank
Society of Professional Journalists job bank
Monster jobs
Media Match
Glass Door
Journalism Jobs
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