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.

Become a Journalist: Report the News! Specialization


Become a Journalist: Report the News! Specialization
Launch Your Journalism Career. Develop journalistic skills for print, broadcast and social media platforms.



Instructors: David Poulson
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2 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
- Content Creation
- Blogs
- International Relations
- Media and Communications
- Photo/Video Production and Technology
- Investigation
- Peer Review
- Writing
- Oral Expression
- Interviewing Skills
- Multimedia
- Data Collection
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Rapport Building
- Report Writing
- Storytelling
- Driving engagement
- Journalism
- Research
- Electronic Media
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Specialization - 5 course series

What is news?
Course 116 hours
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Journalism
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Photo/Video Production and Technology
Category: Electronic Media
Category: Media and Communications
Category: Storytelling
Category: Multimedia
Category: Content Creation
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Blogs

Gathering and Developing the News
Course 222 hours
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Journalism
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Diversity Awareness
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Investigation
Category: Data Collection
Category: Research
Category: Electronic Media
Category: Rapport Building

Effectively delivering the news to your audience
Course 314 hours
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Journalism
Category: Photo/Video Production and Technology
Category: Multimedia
Category: Report Writing
Category: Video Production
Category: Research
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Content Creation
Category: Oral Expression
Category: Media and Communications
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Storytelling
Category: Writing

Journalism, the future, and you!
Course 427 hours
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Journalism
Category: Media and Communications
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Storytelling
Category: Digital Publishing
Category: Safety and Security
Category: Writing and Editing
Category: Content Creation
Category: Business Modeling
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: International Relations

Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio
Course 515 hours
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Journalism
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Writing
Category: Investigation
Category: Storytelling
Category: Content Creation
Category: Multimedia
Category: Peer Review
Category: Report Writing
Category: Research
Category: Data Collection
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