2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Jul 02, 2025  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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JOU 4816 - Advanced Newsroom Practicum


3 cr

This course provides leadership training in the 21st century newsroom. Students will focus on advanced visual or editorial techniques while providing direction for content gathering and production within a multi-platform environment. Students will also manage social media accounts and make final decision on the provenance and appropriateness of stories produced for all platforms in the newsroom. Students are expected to write and speak well, provide appropriate leadership to a diverse team under faculty guidance, think clearly about complex problems, and demonstrate adaptability. Professional appearance and demeanor is expected. Approximately 15 hours per week in the newsroom is expected, 25% of which is focused on online platforms.

May be repeated 3 times for credit.

Prerequisites: JOU 4815 
Corequisites: JOU 4550 
Offered: Fall, Spring
There is a fee associated with this course.



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