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You will learn about the various career paths available in journalism, as well as the opportunities that a journalist's skill sets can provide in other fields. You will learn how to be an international correspondent, how to self-publish in journalism, and how to freelance in the field. You will be given the tools you need to forge your own path in journalism, from being an active and informed consumer to becoming a journalist. Journalism is used in the fields of business, communications, politics, education, and marketing. This course also looks at how to maintain audience trust through ethical and responsible journalistic practises. Journalists must be aware of their own safety at times. We will intelligently discuss how journalists around the world deal with pressure, threats, and other hazards in the course of their work.
Syllabus :
1. Welcome to the Michigan State School of Journalism
- This is the world of journalism
- The Michigan State School of Journalism
- Meet your School of Journalism faculty
- #SpartansWill
2. Earning and Keeping Trust
- Journalists and ethics
- Undercover reporting and deception
- Fairness and balance
- Plagiarism & fabrication
3. Tough Calls
- Conflict of interest tension
- Disaster situations
- Tensions between journalists and news sources
- Journalists and privacy rights
4. International Journalism
- Intro to International Journalism
- Journalist safety & press rights defenders
- The life of international correspondents
- Covering world news from home
5. The Future of Journalism...and You
- Our changing journalism world
- Publishing...on your terms
- Freelancing in journalism
- Journalism, the future and you
