Effectively delivering the news to your audience

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Approx. 14 hours to complete

Course Summary

Learn the art of delivering news through this comprehensive course that covers everything from writing to presentation.

Key Learning Points

  • Understand the fundamentals of journalism
  • Develop skills for researching and writing news stories
  • Learn how to deliver news on camera with confidence
  • Discover effective ways to engage with the audience
  • Explore the latest trends in journalism and news delivery

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Learning Outcomes

  • Develop strong writing and research skills for news reporting
  • Master the art of delivering news on camera
  • Understand the importance of audience engagement in news delivery

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • Basic knowledge of English language
  • Access to a computer and internet connection

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Online
  • Self-paced
  • Video lectures
  • Assignments
  • Quizzes

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Description

Being a successful journalist is more than hunting down information. How journalists process the information, then put it together, are key steps for news reports. You will learn the process, planning, requirements of how journalists develop their news reports. There are many ways to report news reports, and you will learn different forms of how to perform reporting and writing to serve different audiences. This course also explains the different formats within journalism, beyond the written word and how they are best utilized.

Outline

  • Welcome to Course 3!
  • This is journalism
  • Meet your School of Journalism faculty
  • The MSU School of Journalism
  • #SpartansWill
  • Where to find us
  • Earning and keeping trust
  • How do journalists sort their information?
  • Using numbers wisely in news reports
  • Newsgathering...what's accurate and what's not?
  • What happens if you don't know something?
  • Things to help sort information
  • Sorting newsgathering
  • Understanding how to use numbers
  • Sifting, sorting and choosing information
  • Preparing your news report
  • Using quotes in your news reports
  • Choosing a news report format
  • Knowing your audience
  • Some formats for news stories
  • Using quotes correctly
  • Audience, tone, leads, sources
  • More than words
  • Multimedia in News
  • Adding audio to your news report
  • Adding videos to your news report
  • Why should you use multimedia?
  • Listen to this!
  • Make your video more visually interesting
  • Ways to think about multimedia
  • Audio best practices
  • Adding Video to Your News Report
  • Adding layers with multimedia
  • Keeping the news conversation going
  • Keep the reporting going!
  • Crowdsourcing and audience reaction
  • The good, the bad, and the please go away
  • Journalists and pushback
  • Stress and journalists
  • Forms of audience reaction
  • Journalists and audiences

Summary of User Reviews

Learn how to Deliver the News with this comprehensive course on Coursera. Students have praised the course for its informative content and engaging instructors. One key aspect that many users found good was the practicality of the course, which helped them develop essential reporting skills.

Pros from User Reviews

  • Informative content
  • Engaging instructors
  • Practical approach to developing reporting skills
  • Well-structured course materials
  • Opportunities for hands-on learning

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some users found the course too basic
  • Limited interaction with instructors
  • Not enough focus on advanced reporting techniques
  • Occasional technical issues with the platform
  • Lack of opportunities for networking
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Approx. 14 hours to complete
Joanne C. Gerstner, Jeremy Steele, David Poulson, Eric Freedman, Joe Grimm, Lucinda D. Davenport
Michigan State University
Coursera

Instructor

Joanne C. Gerstner

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