ENG 411 - Advanced Digital Journalism Workshop

Prerequisite, ENG 211 or consent of instructor. This is an advanced digital editing course for students who want to master the newsroom leadership skills necessary to obtain paid media internships and jobs. Students will examine the rapid changes in new media, serving as editors for student-led digital publications. For students interested in leveraging interactive media to create, edit and present engaging content, this course will emphasize editing student reporters; creating content using video; building platforms and verticals to attract page views; initiating social media strategies to grow readership; Google analytics and WordPress design. Students will apply for newsroom leadership roles, learn management strategies to effectively lead teams of student content creators, and work collaboratively to create visually fun features and content for a campus daily. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits