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“The Art of Interactive Journalism” by Department of Journalism Assistant Professor Bret Schulte and Department of Art Assistant Professor Tom Hapgood.
Journalism isn’t “read-only” anymore. Many times, it’s not even “watch-only.” It’s experiential and interactive, with the viewer expected to be an active participant. In the very least, many news or feature stories delivered via the World Wide Web today encourage the visitor to leave feedback or comments about an article. Many times, stories are accompanied by a video or an interactive element that allows the visitor to click through an animation-based screen to more fully understand a situation or event.
In this course, team-taught by Bret Schulte and Tom Hapgood, you will learn the basics of preparing stories for an interactive experience (brainstorming, reporting, writing, media gathering), as well as the requisite basic software tools such as Apple Final Cut Pro and Adobe Flash, as well as an understanding of the major Web browsers and video techniques.
To be successful in this class, it is expected that you will work hard, bring curiosity and enthusiasm to the class. Accolades will be given to those who reach beyond cliché, predictable story ideas for solutions while maintaining a cohesive visual and conceptual idea. Good writing style, including spelling, sentence structure and overall story development will be crucial, as well as time spent outside of classtime becoming more comfortable with the software.
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