Develops basic newsgathering skills for work in newsgathering skills for work in news enterprises. Students learn techniques central to research, reporting and writing stories for various media formats, includign video, online and print. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CMCI 1010 and CMCI 1020 and JRNL/JOUR 2601 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) majors only.
Surveys the history, practices and responsibilities of journalism in a democracy. Examines ethics, best practices in institutional and network settings, reporting and writing, international news systems, personal branding, and strategies for creating and distributing content across media platforms. Promotes the highest professional values and encourages students to be leaders who recognize the possibilities of journalism in a democratic society. Requisites: Restricted to College of Media, Communication, and Information (CMCI) or Program in Journalism & Mass Communication (JOUR) undergraduate students only.
Introduces the basic elements of visual communication. Covers the use of camera systems, digital imaging techniques and other aspects of photojournalism including law, ethics, history and critical decision-making. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 2601 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) majors with a minimum of 57 hours taken.
Explores copy editing, graphic principles and processes, new media technology. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 2001 or JOUR/JRNL 2601 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) or News Editorial (NSED-BSJR or JNED-BSJR) majors only.
Introduces audio production techniques using digital technologies. Students learn to apply fundamental principles to create professional radio and online programs including podcasting. Requisites: Restricted to College of Media, Communication, and Information (CMCI) or Program in Journalism and Mass Communication (JOUR) majors with a minimum of 45 hours taken.
Emphasizes the use of video technologies in both field and studio production, camera and editing work, producing and directing for professional program production. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JRNL 2001 or JOUR/JRNL 2601 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journal (JRNL) or Broadcast News (BCNS-BSJR or JBCN-BSJR) or Broadcast Production (BCPM-BSJR or JBCP-BSJR) majors only with a minimum of 57 hours taken.
Studies state and federal laws and court decisions that affect the media in order to develop knowledge of media rights and responsibilities and an understanding of the legal system. Provides students with an overview of the theorie, ethics, codes, and analytical models that are used in journalims, and introduces students to a ariety of ethical issues that can arise in journalism. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course JRNL/JOUR 2601 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) majors only.
Covers studio productions for "Newsteam Boulder." Students also do field projects to sharpen their writing, video production, and editing skills. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 3644 (minimum grade D-). Restricted Journalism (JRNL) or Broadcast News (BCNS-BSJR or JBCN-BSJR) or Broadcast Production (BCPM-BSJR or JBCP-BSJR) majors only.
Assumes mastery of basic reporting and writing skills. Students produce more sophisticated stories on a variety of topics. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JRNL 2001 or JOUR 3001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted Journalism (JRNL) or News Editorial (NSED-BSJR or JNED-BSJR) majors only.
Advanced course intended to give students a forum in which technical skills will be brought to professional standards. Build a polished portfolio of work to present to editors and buyers. Same as JRNL 5102. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 3102 (minimum grade D-).
Designed to give students the experience of researching, writing, shooting and editing their own documentaries. Same as JRNL 5344. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 3644 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) majors only.
Explores how journalists report international breaking news with a focus on war, disaster and peace and how these news events affect peoples' lives, governmental decisions and news media operations. Requisites: Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) or Program in Journalism and Mass Communication students with a minimum of 73 hours taken.
Students learn basic broadcast reporting skills---where to find news and how to cover it, how to analyze and organize news stories. Skills are linked with advanced concepts of shooting and editing videotape in order to produce news stories on deadline. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 3644 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Jouralism (JRNL) or Broadcast News (BCNS-BSJR or JBCN-BSJR) majors only.
Involves writing news and features about actual events for publication under deadline pressure. Lab to be arranged. Same as JRNL 5502. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of JOUR 3552 and 4002 or JRNL 3552 and JRNL 4002 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) News Editorial (NSED) or Journalism (JRNL) majors only.
Builds upon digital production skills through the creation of multimedia project. Applies media theory to evaluate digital media content and explore how digital forms influence the news industry, politics, culture, and society. Same as JRNL 5562. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JRNL 2001 or JOUR 3001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) or Program in Journalism and Mass Communication (JOUR) majors only.
Concentrates on several of the subjective areas of journalism. Emphasizes editorial and column writing, editorial pages and blogging. Same as JRNL 5602. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JRNL 2001 or JOUR 3001 (minimum grade D-).
Applies advanced skills in producing in-depth audio programming for radio stations in Colorado and for weekly discussion-critique sessions. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 3614 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) majors only.
Students participate in Newsteam Boulder a program broadcast live over the Boulder cable television system. Same as JRNL 5624. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 4354 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) or Broadcast News (BCNS -BSJR or JBCN-BSJR) majors only.
Covers interpretation, preparation, and/or reporting in programs for broadcast media. Prepares radio or television documentaries and informational/entertainment programs. Same as JRNL 5634. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 3644 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) majors only.
Provides in-depth experience in directing and producing television programs. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 3674 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) or Broadcast News (BCNS-BSJR or JBCN-BSJR) or Broadcast Production (BCPM-BSJR or JBCP-BSJR) majors only.
Emphasizes the advanced techniques in digital video camera usage and digital editing for professional broadcast video production. Same as JRNL 5684. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 3644 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) or Broadcast News (BCNS-BSJR or JBCN-BSJR) or Broadcast Production (BCPM-BSJR or JBCP-BSJR) majors only.
Emphasizes composition of criticism for the performing arts and other areas of entertainment. Same as JRNL 5702. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JRNL 2001 or JOUR 3001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) or Program in Journalism and Mass Communication (JOUR) majors only.
Provides practice in writing freelance articles. Considers types, sources, methods, titles, illustrations, and freelance markets. Students submit work for publication. Same as JRNL 5802. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JRNL 2001 or JOUR 3001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) or Program in Journalism and Mass Communication (JOUR) majors only.
Involves reporting and writing about the environment by taking into account the scientific, technological, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of environmental subjects. Same as JRNL 5822. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JRNL 2001 or JOUR 3001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Journalism (JRNL) or Program in Journalism and Mass Communication (JOUR) majors only.
