Schedule/Assignments

Check here for links to required readings and assignments. Subject to change and evolve as the class continues.

Assignment: Photo Scavenger Hunt

Now it’s your chance to practice thinking about stories visually.

FOI Assignment: Non Traditional Package

In teams of two (you can pick any partner as long as you haven’t paired up with that…

Online Video: An Overview

Video on the web is different than broadcast journalism.

Interviewing your data

Today we’ll spend the whole class digging through different data. I have some different databases listed below.

In-Class Writing Assignment

To practice writing in a non-traditional way, I want you to create either a list-based story or a backgrounder page for the Southern Connecticut State University library renovation project. Or you can use photos you find online to create a GIF (a timeline here might make sense…

Writing Teasers

Online writing is a paradox. You have unlimited space. Unlimited.

Collaborative Journalism

Crowdsourcing, conversation, callouts.

Nontraditional news packages

Or: 5 ways to rethink your online writing