Journalism: Newsroom

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This two credit course gives students practical experience in the real world activity of publishing news and information for audiences, specifically through NYU Shanghai’s online student publication On Century Avenue. Students will be guided in the journalistic practice of preparing stories for publication for main and sub-sections of the website that cover on-going events and issues related to NYU Shanghai campus. The course will give students an opportunity to put into practice the theory and technical skills they have acquired during their Journalism course and/or in other Creative Writing courses. It will expose them to the realities and pressures of timely and time-sensitive news gathering as well as the publishing arts of content management and understanding audiences. They will have an opportunity to be journalists and contributors to the website. The Newsroom course will act as an ancillary production hub for the publication. In practice, students will write their own work and collaborate collegially to share ideas and the structure of their proposed stories to further shape them for publication. They will be expected to learn how to consult on story ideas and take direction and to act in a professional manner. They will experience a working newsroom environment that is overseen by the lecturer who will provide continual feedback on story development, editing, and publishing advice. The course outcomes are intended to give students a working knowledge of how an online newsroom functions and expose them to various journalism and content collection roles, challenges and setbacks. The personal rewards will come from influencing and contributing to published content and learning the importance and potential influence of media. The course structure will involve lectures and collaborative and on-going editorial workshops. There will be one class per week and the…