Esports Reporting

Catalog description

Esports reporting is a vibrant and growing area of sports journalism. In this course, students will learn the foundational competencies required to be multimedia reporters who can cover the events, debates, and controversies surrounding the players, tournaments, titles, leagues, platforms, and corporations behind this multibillion-dollar industry. This course introduces students to esports research, interviewing, writing, and reporting through practical assignments and coverage of actual esports events. By the end of the course students will have developed the foundational skills necessary to become entry-level esports journalists.