Spring 2009
Tues/Thurs.
11 am -12:15 pm
Room 202, RSJ

Instructor
Donica Mensing
Office: 205 RSJ
Hours: Tues, Wed., Thurs. 1-2:15
and by appt.
dmensing@unr.edu
775-784-4198

Home

Readings

Assignments

Class Blog

Videos to watch:

So, you want to be a multimedia journalist?

The Machine is Us/ing Us

Information R/evolution

EPIC 2015

Clay Shirky on Love, Internet Style

Why we know less about the world than ever

The moment when social media became the news

Why newspapers still matter

How to use News Mixer

Know of other good videos to watch? Suggest them on the class blog.

Course Schedule

Jan 20
Introduction

Jan 22
Developing your online portfolio
Basic HTML/CSS

Jan 27
J-Issues / Dreamweaver
HTML exercise due

Jan 29
Project brainstorming/ Dreamweaver

Feb 3
First iteration of your online portfolio due

Feb 5
Non linear storytelling

Feb 10
Storytelling exercise due

Feb 12
Project proposals due

Feb 17
Writing for the Web
Finalize project assignments

Feb 19
Writing exercises due

Feb 24
Video for the Web

Feb 26
Preparation for Journalism Week
Progress Report #1 due

Mar 3 / 5
Journalism Week
JW exercise due

Mar 10 / 12
Video exercise due
Progress Report #2 due

Mar 17/19
Spring Break

Mar 24/26
Audio for the Web
Audio exercise due

Mar 31/Apr 2
Social networking and news
Progress Report #3 due

April 7/9
RSS Feeds, Yahoo Pipes
Feeds assignment due

April 14/16
Economics of news
Progress report #4 due

April 21/23
Topics chosen by class

April 28/30
Topics chosen by class

May 5
Presentation of final projects

Finals date: May 7, 7:30 to 9:30 am
Final reflective paper due