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.
This course is part of the Become a Journalist: Report the News! Specialization
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Intermediate Level
Approx. 12 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, Russian, English, Spanish
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Michigan State University
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
26 minutes to complete
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.
26 minutes to complete
4 videos (Total 16 min), 1 reading
4 videos
Meet your School of Journalism faculty6m
The MSU School of Journalism4m
#SpartansWill1m
1 reading
Where to find us10m
2 hours to complete
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.
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 24 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes
4 videos
Using numbers wisely in news reports11m
Newsgathering...what's accurate and what's not?6m
What happens if you don't know something?3m
1 reading
Things to help sort information10m
3 practice exercises
Sorting newsgathering30m
Understanding how to use numbers30m
Sifting, sorting and choosing information30m
3 hours to complete
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 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 19 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes
1 reading
Some formats for news stories10m
2 practice exercises
Using quotes correctly30m
Audience, tone, leads, sources30m
3 hours to complete
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.
3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 26 min), 2 readings, 4 quizzes
4 videos
Adding audio to your news report11m
Adding videos to your news report5m
Why should you use multimedia?4m
2 readings
Listen to this!10m
Make Your Video More Visually Interesting10m
4 practice exercises
Ways to think about multimedia30m
Audio best practices30m
Adding Video to Your News Report30m
Adding layers with multimedia30m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM EFFECTIVELY DELIVERING THE NEWS TO YOUR AUDIENCE
by SRJun 29, 2018
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.
by MSAug 2, 2020
HAD A VERY CLEAR IDEA ON REPORTING IN JOURNALISM. THANKS TO ALL THE MENTORS. THANKS TO MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND COURSERA FOR HELPING HAVE A GOOD KNOWLEDGE ON JOURNALISM.
by LROct 10, 2018
Once again, I enjoyed the course! I think the course could be improved significantly if all of the elementary-level grammar errors were corrected in the presentation slides.
by AMAug 26, 2020
It was very broad and more broad than what i learnt in my University. The lecturers are very well skilled and professionals in their field
About the Become a Journalist: Report the News! Specialization
This Specialization will develop and enhance your understanding of the global field of journalism. You'll learn best practices and ethical standards for newsgathering processes and compiling a news report through hands-on projects, peer-to-peer feedback, and issue exploration. You will also study journalism's impact on societal issues and trends, plus explore career opportunities in newspapers, magazine, social media, Internet multimedia, television, radio, corporate and community journalism. The final Capstone project will guide you through the journalistic portfolio process, where you will conceptualize, report and complete a professional-quality news report.
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