Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio
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Course Summary
This capstone course is designed to help you become a journalist by providing hands-on experience in reporting, writing, and editing news stories. You'll learn how to research, interview sources, and write compelling articles that inform and engage readers.Key Learning Points
- Gain practical experience in journalism through real-world assignments and feedback from experienced journalists
- Learn how to research, interview, and write news stories that inform and engage readers
- Develop your own personal brand as a journalist and build a portfolio of work to showcase your skills
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Gain practical experience in journalism through real-world assignments
- Learn how to research, interview, and write news stories that inform and engage readers
- Develop a personal brand as a journalist and build a portfolio of work to showcase your skills
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of writing and reporting
- Access to a computer and internet connection
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
- Project-based
Similar Courses
- Data Journalism
- Investigative Journalism
- Science Writing and New Media
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Journalist, Author
- Journalist, Chief International Anchor for CNN
Related Books
Description
This is it! It is time for YOU to be the journalist, and practice and display the skills you have learned through this Specialization journey. You will create your own professional journalistic portfolio, culminating in the creation of your own news report from start to finish. You will go through all the steps and skills used by professional journalists: conceptualizing a news report idea, reporting, interviewing, researching, and then compiling the information for an audience. Your learner community, along with the Michigan State Journalism team, will be with you every step of the way. Having a professional portfolio will help you market yourself as a journalist, showing off your work product, as well as practice and hone your journalistic skill set. You will receive an exclusive premium "Journalism" badge for social media, to display your Capstone completion.
Outline
- Capstone news report portfolio: the start!
- Pick a topic for your Capstone news report
- Formats for news reports
- Setting up your Capstone portfolio
- The Capstone news report structure
- News report refresher and concepts
- Capstone news report portfolio: News gathering
- Gathering information for your Capstone news report
- What are sources?
- Rules for dealing with sources
- Capstone news report portfolio: Interviewing sources
- Interviews
- Interview preparation
- Executing interviews
- Capstone news report portfolio: Assembling your news
- Putting together your newsgathering
- Using quotes effectively
- Multimedia and you
- Developing leads
- Tips for sorting newsgathering
- News report structure checklist
- Capstone news report portfolio: The final product!
- It's time to do it!
- The takeaway
- Examples of strong news reports
Summary of User Reviews
The Capstone Project for the Become a Journalist Specialization is highly recommended by its users. It is praised for its hands-on approach to journalism and the guidance provided by the instructors.Pros from User Reviews
- Instructors provide valuable feedback and guidance
- Opportunity to apply skills learned throughout the specialization
- Real-world experience through working with a newsroom
- Excellent preparation for a career in journalism
- Flexibility to work at your own pace
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the workload to be overwhelming
- Not suitable for those who prefer a more theoretical approach
- Limited interaction with peers
- Some technical issues with the platform
- Not all students receive feedback on their work
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