Journalism 1 JRNL 1160 3 credits JOURNALISM Introduction to Journalism Students will explore how journalism fits in a media landscape that The Canadian Association of Journalists description of the profession includes both traditional mainstream news sources and alternative states, in part, that journalism is the act of combining evidence-based information sources such as social networking, YouTube, Twitter and research and verification with the creative act of storytelling. Journalism blogs. They will also explore reporting by citizen journalists. Students will is a rapidly evolving field, incorporating new technologies to gather and explore the ramifications of economic and technological change in the provide information, to interact with communities and individuals, to dig industry. They will also study its impact on journalists and journalism, deeply into the political and the personal, and to hold power to account. citizens, human rights, community and democracy. Level: UG See the Journalism and Communication department site here: http:// Attributes: ASTR (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#astrtext), ARTS www.kpu.ca/arts/journalism (http://www.kpu.ca/arts/journalism/) (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#courseattributestext) Who Studies Journalism? JRNL 1220 3 credits Citizen Journalism Students who enjoy the study and practice of journalism are curious. Students will explore the role of citizen journalism in the dissemination They want to deeply explore things that are important to them, and to of information. They will explore the investigative techniques commonly learn how to use many media and communication tools – including employed by professional journalists, including but not limited to writing, interactive graphics, audio, video, and photography – to make a court searches and Freedom of Information requests. They will learn positive difference in the world. how to use many of these techniques to find information important to themselves and their communities. They will discover how tools such as Their interests are extremely varied. Some keenly follow politics and blogging, social networking and search engine optimization can be used world events, others are devoted to sports or music or their own to share this information with the larger community. They will learn how communities. Still others simply want to know more about people, and to to write clearly and concisely. Students will also explore how media law capture their experiences through journalism. affects citizen journalism, and vice versa. They share a desire to contribute to society through storytelling. Level: UG Attributes: ASTR (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#astrtext), ARTS Career Opportunities (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#courseattributestext) The Journalism program prepares graduates for such positions as JRNL 2120 3 credits multimedia reporters, photojournalists, editors, researchers, and freelance Storytelling: Writing for Journalism writers in traditional and emerging journalism-related businesses. Our Students will be introduced to and practice journalistic writing, which is a graduates also work as communications professionals in a variety of distinct style of writing. In this class, students will learn the fundamental settings, including media relations, corporate communications, and skills of news writing and reporting, including conducting interviews, public relations with private industry, government, and NGOs. Other covering news events, analyzing source documents and writing clearly graduates have started their own online magazines or other media and concisely. They will use the Canadian Press Style guide, which is the businesses. Our program provides students with transferable skills standard for journalistic writing in Canada. that are valuable in many professions, such as working in a multimedia Level: UG environment, conducting relevant research, and communicating clearly Prerequisite(s): JRNL 1160 or JRNL 1220 in a wide range of formats – including writing, audio, video, photography, Attributes: ASTR (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#astrtext), ARTS and interactive graphics. KPU's Journalism program celebrates a high (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#courseattributestext) rate of employment for its graduates. 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Level: UG Courses Prerequisite(s): JRNL 1160 or JRNL 1220 Registration in some course sections is restricted to students in Attribute: ARTS (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/ particular programs. See Timetables - kpu.ca/registration/timetables #courseattributestext) (http://www.kpu.ca/registration/timetables/) - for current section information. Visit the BC Transfer Guide - bctransferguide.ca (https:// www.bctransferguide.ca/) - for information about course transfer in B.C. 2 Journalism JRNL 2240 3 credits JRNL 3170 3 credits Beyond the News: Feature Writing Narrative Nonfiction Students will practice and develop feature writing skills in subject areas Students will learn about the art of narrative nonfiction, which marries including, but not limited to, health and science, education, sports, strong journalism with literary technique to produce compelling stories. entertainment, fashion and lifestyles, and opinion writing. Students will Students will analyze published narrative nonfiction, such as magazine explore the evolving mediascape, which includes traditional media and articles, books, and personal essays. They will develop their voices as new-media competitors, and examine differences in writing styles and narrative nonfiction writers by practicing the art of this type of journalism. presentation. They will examine the potential for accessing and providing Level: UG in-depth information in specialist and niche areas, analyze publications, Prerequisite(s): 45 credits from courses at the 1100 level or higher, and develop and publish traditional or non-traditional feature stories. including JRNL 2120 Level: UG Attributes: ASTR (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#astrtext), ARTS Prerequisite(s): JRNL 2120 (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#courseattributestext) Attributes: ASTR (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#astrtext), ARTS JRNL 3175 3 credits (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#courseattributestext) News Reporting JRNL 2360 3 credits Students will learn reporting techniques and strategies necessary to work Photojournalism as a journalist today, including how to cover city council, school board, Students will explore a range of visual storytelling techniques and police, court cases and more. Students will report breaking news from technologies, with an emphasis on still photography for print and online the field. They will also analyze examples of local reporting to apply what publications, and for social media storytelling. They will gain practical they’ve learned in class with real-life examples. experience while capturing subjects in a variety of lighting conditions Level: UG and locations, requiring different techniques. Students will learn visual Prerequisite(s): 45 credits from courses at the 1100 level or higher, imaging software and the principles of visual journalism design and including JRNL 2120 publishing. Note: Students are required to have camera capable of full Attribute: ARTS (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/ manual operation for this course. Specifications will be provided by the #courseattributestext) department. NOTE: Students may earn credit for only one of JRNL 2360 JRNL 3180 3 credits or JRNL 3160. Sports Journalism Level: UG Students will explore the full range of sports journalism, analyzing how Prerequisite(s): JRNL 1160 or JRNL 1220 sports reporters operate across the platforms of print, broadcast, online Attributes: ASTR (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#astrtext), ARTS and social media. They will examine and create a wide range of sports (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#courseattributestext) journalism, including but not limited to game coverage and features, JRNL 2370 3 credits sports beat coverage, long-form sports storytelling and in-depth sports Podcasting and Audio Storytelling packages using text, images, video and interactivity. Students will also Students will learn the fundamentals of telling true stories using audio. analyze the history, contemporary issues and ethics of sports journalism. Effective use of recording, editing and publishing tools will be taught, Level: UG alongside planning, reporting, structuring, writing and editing skills, and Prerequisite(s): 45 credits from courses at the 1100 level or higher, ethics. Students will study, produce, and publish audio stories in styles including JRNL 2120 including professional-level broadcast and podcasts. Attributes: ASTR (https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/#astrtext),