ENG 211 - Introduction to Digital Journalism Workshop

Prerequisite, or corequisite, ENG 215, or consent of instructor. This course introduces students to the fast-paced world of digital journalism. With faculty guidance, students will conceive and pitch story ideas, while learning the technical skills needed to report, write, post and promote content online. Students will master the basics of pitching and posting as they create visually fun features. While creating content, students will be introduced to the essentials of digital journalism, including ethics, blogging, videography, GIFs, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, iMovie, WordPress design, Google analytics; social media strategies to promote content; writing photo captions and hashtags; copyright and image attribution; basic photography (stills and video). Pass/No Pass. This course may be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits