MDIA 4680 - Multimedia Journalism

Institution:

Utah Tech University

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Description:

For Media Studies majors, required in the Multimedia Journalism emphasis. Provides students with advanced training in all aspects of journalism - reporting, writing, video and audio production, social media and blogging - and how to integrate these skills in the digital environment. Students will produce an online portfolio of work that can be used to secure future employment. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Increase journalistic writing and reporting skills. 2. Demonstrate competency in video/audio production and editing. 3. Explain how to present multimedia stories in exciting new ways while maintaining traditional journalism standards of fairness, accuracy and quality. 4. Use software to customize media distribution platforms and publish stories online. 5. Produce stories that combine media elements, including text, images, audio, video and interactive graphics, culminating in a professional portfolio. 6. Identify and analyze storytelling techniques and tools adopted by the news industry to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technologies. Course fee required. Prerequisites: MDIA 1130 and MDIA 1380 and MDIA 1385. SP

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

09/01/2013 - 05/14/2016 08/21/2007 - 06/30/2013 

Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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