Launch Your Journalism Career

Become a Journalist: Report the News! Specialization, Michigan State University

About This Specialization

5 courses

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Projects

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This Specialization will develop and enhance your understanding of the global field of journalism. You'll learn best practices and ethical standards for news

gathering 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.

1. What is news?
2. Gathering and Developing the News
3. Effectively delivering the news to your audience
4. Journalism, the future, and you!
5. Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio