Journalism (JOUR)

JOUR804
Digital Photojournalism/Multimedia ICrosslisted with JOUR 404

Prerequisites: JOMC 101 and JOMC 130-134.

Student work will appear on student news World Wide Web (WWW) site.

Description: News, feature, sports and picture-story journalism.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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JOUR805
Solutions Journalism

An eight-week online course.

Description: Explores the concept and practice of solutions journalism, an emerging journalism model. Learning about the origins of this model, the reporting and writing strategies necessary to achieve it and its impact.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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JOUR807
Data VisualizationCrosslisted with JOUR 407

Prerequisites: JOMC 101, JOMC 130-134, JOUR 200A with a C or higher; ADPR 151, ADPR 221, ADPR 283 or BRDC 227, BRDC 269, BRDC 260 or SPMC 150, 250 or JOUR 200B with a C or higher; junior standing

Description: Storytelling with visuals generated from data. Theory and practice of visualization and analysis basics.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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JOUR813
Media Economics

Description: Economic theory applied to analysis of mass media industries. Structure, performance, and competitions across print media, advertising, broadcasting, and new digital media. Preparation for conducting economic analyses of mass media behavior and performance.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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JOUR814
Government Controls of InformationCrosslisted with JOUR 414

Prerequisites: JOMC 101, JOMC 130-134, JOUR 200A with a C or higher; ADPR 151, ADPR 221, ADPR 283 or BRDC 227, BRDC 269, BRDC 260 or SPMC 150, 250 or JOUR 200B with a C or higher; junior standing

Description: Laws, regulations, and practices by which federal, state, and local government enhance or retard access to information about the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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JOUR820
News Engagement

Description: How to engage today's distracted readers and viewers and connect with communities to provide important news and information. Study the engagement practices of U.S. news organizations and learn how they connect with digital audiences across platforms.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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JOUR867
School PublicationsCrosslisted with JOUR 467

Open only to students seeking a 7-12 journalism teaching endorsement.

Description: Problems and procedures involved in producing school newspapers, yearbooks, literary magazines, and radio and/or video projects.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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JOUR890A
Global Eyewitness Multimedia Photojournalism ProjectCrosslisted with JOUR 490A

Prerequisites: JOMC 101, JOMC 130-134, JOUR 200A with a C or higher; ADPR 151, ADPR 221, ADPR 283 or BRDC 227, BRDC 269, BRDC 260 or SPMC 150, 250 or JOUR 200B with a C or higher; JOMC 206; junior standing

Description: Research and then visit a selected country and produce a multimedia story dealing with an emerging country in which there is need. Spend eight weeks conducting story research on campus then travel to the country either during winter break or in May. Spend three weeks in the country while working on the story then finish writing and editing after returning to Nebraska.

This course is a prerequisite for: JOUR 490B, JOUR 890B

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:3

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JOUR890B
Global Eyewitness Multimedia Photojournalism EditingCrosslisted with JOUR 490B

Prerequisites: JOUR 490A/890A

Description: Editing multimedia stories based on previous semester's JOUR 490A/890A Global Eyewitness trip.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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JOUR891
Special TopicsCrosslisted with JOUR 491

12 hours max special topics hours at all levels (100, 200, 300, 400) per degree

Description: Topics vary each term.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:12
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-4

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