About this course: Journalists develop information through interviews and sources. The most successful journalists quickly master these important skill sets. The production of journalism relies on several elements: newsgathering, interviewing sources, researching and trying to find as much information as possible. The course will also teach you how to where to find information, interviewing skills and how to process information from various sources for publication.
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 2 of 5 in the Become a Journalist: Report the News! Specialization |
| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Earning and keeping trust
How - and where - journalists obtain information can determine if their news reports will be deemed credible and trustworthy by their audience. Finding the best sources for information and quotes is a process conducted by every professional journalist. You will learn the best ways to find information and sources for your reporting.
4 videos, 3 practice quizzes
- 练习测验: What are sources?
- 讨论提示: Documents and news
- Video: Why should journalists use sources?
- 练习测验: Why use sources?
- 讨论提示: Finding expert sources
- Video: Obstacles to reporting
- 练习测验: Reporting obstacles
- Video: Why sources should trust us?
- 讨论提示: Why should anyone ever trust a journalist?
Graded: Identifying and reviewing reporting obstacles
Graded: Working with sources
WEEK 2
Types of sources
Successful journalists understand the need to bring in different types of information and voices to create a strong and accurate news report. You will learn how journalists carefully consider sourcing, and how to effectively and ethically interact with sources.
4 videos, 4 practice quizzes
- 练习测验: Sources and diversity
- Video: Rules for dealing with sources
- 讨论提示: Using anonymous sources
- 练习测验: Rules for dealing with sources
- Video: Protecting sources
- 练习测验: Protecting sources
- 讨论提示: Protecting sources...and you
- Video: News Literacy
- 练习测验: News literacy and the public
- 讨论提示: Discussion about news literacy
Graded: Seeking diversity
Graded: Sourcing areas for journalists
WEEK 3
Interviewing
The interview is one of the most powerful tools of journalistic newsgathering. You will learn how journalists use interviews, the different forms it can take, how you can best prepare for it, and how to be sensitive to those who have been through trauma. A good interview can make a news report. And a bad interview can sink it.
4 videos, 1 reading, 4 practice quizzes
- 练习测验: Interview prep
- Video: How to conduct effective interviews
- 练习测验: Conducting the interview
- 阅读: Interviewing scientists and others
- Video: How to conduct person-on-the-street interviews
- 练习测验: Person-on-the-street interviews
- Video: Working with trauma survivors
- 练习测验: Survivors of trauma
- 同学互评: Victims or survivors?
Graded: Developing questions
Graded: Interviewing strangers on the street.
Graded: The interview
WEEK 4
Tools for finding sourcing
Technology and moving beyond typical sources is letting journalists reach more sources than ever before. You will learn how to use crowdsourcing, social media, press conferences and online resources as valuable tools to enhance your reporting.
4 videos, 4 practice quizzes
- 练习测验: Crowd sourcing
- Video: How journalists use social media
- 练习测验: Social media and finding sources
- Video: Using documents
- 练习测验: Using documents
- 同学互评: Assessing documents
- Video: How to navigate press conferences
- 练习测验: Press Conferences
Graded: Tools for Finding Sources
FAQs
How It Works
课程作业
每门课程都像是一本互动的教科书，具有预先录制的视频、测验和项目。
来自同学的帮助
与其他成千上万的学生相联系，对想法进行辩论，讨论课程材料，并寻求帮助来掌握概念。
证书
获得正式认证的作业，并与朋友、同事和雇主分享您的成功。
Creators
Michigan State University
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 150 years.
One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
Pricing
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| Access to course materials | Available |
| Access to graded materials | Available |
| Receive a final grade | Available |
| Earn a shareable Course Certificate | Available |
Ratings and Reviews
Good course!
Its developing is slow, but gets quite good towards the end. Some great tips and teachings, despite it could have more references to texts or books. Certain quizzes are quite unnecessary, though. I'm looking forward to complete the next course in the series. 7/10.
This was the brilliant course. Being a journalist I found so many new things that I did not know earlier. For beginners and for experienced, this is simply gem of a course.
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Essential components of any decent journalism course.
This unit confronts some social and legal issues - how to treat sources, interviewing, trust and integrity as core elements in practicing journalism.