About this course: 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.
Created by: Michigan State University
Taught by: Joanne Gerstner, Sports Journalist in Residence
Michigan State University School of Journalism
Taught by: Jeremy Steele, Specialist
Michigan State University School of Journalism
Taught by: David Poulson, Instructor
School of Journalism
Taught by: Eric Freedman, Instructor
School of Journalism
Taught by: Joe Grimm, Instructor
School of Journalism
Taught by: Lucinda D. Davenport, Director & Professor
School of Journalism
| Basic Info | Course 3 of 5 in the Become a Journalist: Report the News! Specialization |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| Hardware Req | none |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Welcome to Course 3!
We are thrilled to have you as part of Course 3 in our Introduction to Journalism Specialization. We will be discussing how to "Effectively Delivering the News to Your Audience". You will learn about the School of Journalism, our award-winning faculty and the world-class atmosphere of Michigan State University. We are a special place, where amazing things happen every day.
4 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Meet your School of Journalism faculty
- Video: The MSU School of Journalism
- Video: #SpartansWill
- Lecture: Where to find us
WEEK 2
Earning and keeping trust
You've developed your story concept. You've done your research, reporting and interviewing. Now you will learn how to take the next steps: sorting your information, and picking the right format for your news report. You will develop skills in dealing with statistics, numbers and how to figure out if you have enough information to compile an effective news report.
4 videos, 1 reading, 2 practice quizzes
- Lecture: Things to help sort information
- Quiz pour s'exercer: Sorting newsgathering
- Video: Using numbers wisely in news reports
- Quiz pour s'exercer: Understanding how to use numbers
- Demande de discussion: How USA TODAY uses numbers effectively
- Video: Newsgathering...what's accurate and what's not?
- Demande de discussion: Think like a journalist!
- Video: What happens if you don't know something?
Graded: Sifting, sorting and choosing information
WEEK 3
Preparing your news report
Sometimes one of the biggest challenges in being a journalist is figuring out how to best handle quotes, format, and audience recognition. Knowing what you're reporting, and your audience, makes all the difference. You will learn how to best use and structure quotes in your news reports, choose the right format for reporting, and understand the needs of your audience.
3 videos, 1 reading, 1 practice quiz
- Demande de discussion: Examining quotes and transitions
- Quiz pour s'exercer: Using quotes correctly
- Video: Choosing a news report format
- Lecture: Some formats for news stories
- Video: Knowing your audience
Graded: Have you seen format affect a news report?
Graded: Audience, tone, leads, sources
WEEK 4
More than words
Having an effective news report is often dictated by the many thoughtful choices made by editors and journalists. How things look, sound, feel and read impacts how the audiences choose to take in information - and if they want to interact with your media. What are the things you need to consider? You will learn how your news report can be strengthened through multimedia: audio, video, graphics, photos and maps. You will develop skills in shooting video and photos, as well as gathering audio.
4 videos, 2 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Demande de discussion: How can you use multimedia?
- Quiz pour s'exercer: Ways to think about multimedia
- Video: Adding audio to your news report
- Lecture: Listen to this!
- Quiz pour s'exercer: Audio best practices
- Video: Adding Videos to your News Report
- Lecture: Make Your Video More Visually Interesting
- Quiz pour s'exercer: Adding Video to Your News Report
- Video: Why should you use multimedia?
Graded: Adding layers with multimedia
WEEK 5
Keeping the news conversation going
Being a journalist does not mean you complete a news report...and move on to another story. Many times, one report leads to another, then another, then another on a particular topic. You will learn how to harness and understand the power of your audience, and use their feedback to develop more news reports. You will also deepen your understanding of audience reaction and how to handle the feedback.
4 videos, 1 reading, 1 practice quiz
- Video: Crowdsourcing and audience reaction
- Demande de discussion: Using the audience to crowdsource
- Video: The good, the bad, and the please go away
- Quiz pour s'exercer: Forms of audience reaction
- Video: Journalists and pushback
- Lecture: Stress and journalists
Graded: How do YOU keep the reporting going?
Graded: Journalists and audiences
Graded: Putting it all together
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Ratings and Reviews
This component of the specialization is indispenable for gaining the core skills and values of a practicing journalist. Earning trust and confronting sources, international journalism and its risks.. stay up-to-date with the fast-changing field of journalism on multi-media.
I highly recommend this component of the specialization.
Excellent course for aspiring journalists.
It was very interesting to go through all the chapters of the course"Effectively delivering the news to your audience " and especially how to know how to deal with audience's reactions.
.Instructors are professional and the lessons are well organized.Thanks you Michigan State Journalism Coursera Team
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Fantastic Class! I have a BA in Journalism and I felt the Coursera/MSU SoJ Classes were indeed tougher and give a much better example of 'real world' than you will find in most class rooms.