Overview
Description
Apply theories of community engagement and networked communication to the use of social media for journalistic purposes.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Journalism major or minor
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): Journalism major or minor.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Restrictions
Journalism major or minor
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- develop data narratives; find stories in data; find data to support stories.
- demonstrate community engagement skills using a wide variety of social media.
- report on public issues using social media as well as citizen generated content and other reporting techniques.
- edit and aggregate stories, comments and social media updates in meaningful ways.
- demonstrate understanding of the values of verification and transparency and how to practice them in journalism.
- demonstrate familiarity with tools for measuring engagement.