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Students will collaborate on a multimedia news project, utilizing the journalism skills and knowledge base gleaned from past classes, internships and practicum experience. They will construct an online journalism outlet from scratch and produce original content available for public consumption or pick-up by the professional press. Students will determine the outlet's focus area; construct an editorial hierarchy to ensure its completion; develop a related website; create multimedia story packages; edit copy; and market the final product via social media.

An internship program is meant to acquaint students with careers and professions in their major and to demonstrate to students how their special skills can be used in these environments. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours, 4 of which may count toward the journalism major. Students must apply for the internship one semester in advance. May not be used to satisfy general distribution requirements.

This course, a requirement for journalism majors, prepares students for the post-graduation opportunities and challenges of a journalism craft and industry in transition. Students will examine journalism's emerging issues and technological transformations, in part through lectures and seminars led by visiting professionals and scholars. In addition, students will prepare, review and improve a portfolio of their journalism work - written and in other media - and engage in pre-professional development workshops and critiques.