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JOURN 456

LONG FORM VIDEO

4 credits.

Develop skills needed to conduct professional-level journalism and strategic communication in long-form video. Produce documentary pieces of covering a contemporary topic of local or regional interest and complete other exercises in video analysis, composition and production.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: JOURN 335 , 345 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Determine what is newsworthy and pitch stories that reflect news value. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Portray stories accurately through video. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Write clearly for the screen. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Produce work across media platforms. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Extend empathy toward their subjects and audience. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Devise video narratives within sets of more sophisticated parameters. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Determine what is newsworthy and pitch stories that reflect news value. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Portray stories accurately through video. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Write clearly for the screen. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Produce work across media platforms. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Extend empathy toward their subjects and audience. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Devise video narratives within sets of more sophisticated parameters. Audience: Graduate

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