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Journalism
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1013. The
Messenger: Journalism and Storytelling
Journalism is the art of storytelling. This course will explore the
nature of stories, the ways journalists tell stories, and the role these
storytellers play in open and closed societies. 3 credit hours.
1023.
The Message: Great Stories of Journalism
This course will introduce students to a range of works of print and
broadcast Journalism to allow them to understand the scope, purpose,
and influence of stories in the journalistic tradition. Students will
respond to these works in writing and post their responses in an online
discussion forum. 3 credit hours.
2013. Broadcast
Journalism: Stories in Pictures and Sound
This course will introduce students to storytelling in the broadcast
medium. Topics include a critical examination of broadcast stories,
story focus and structure, visual storytelling, an introduction to the
camera and the manipulation of light, an introduction to gathering sound
for stories, and the fundamentals of editing. Enrolment is normally
restricted to students admitted to the Major in Journalism in accordance
with procedures outlined in Section 1F of the University’s calendar.
3 credit hours.
2023.
Journalistic Writing: The Language of Storytelling
This course will introduce students to storytelling in Journalism through
an ntensive programme of writing instruction and workshops. Students
will write news and feature stories, read and respond to literary non-fiction
writing. They will develop stories through the process of generating
ideas, conducting research, editing, and rewriting. Prerequisites: JOUR
1013, 1023. 3 credit hours.
2033.
Community Journalism: Reporting Political and Social Issues
This course is the foundation reporting course for the Journalism Programme
at St. Thomas. All stories of Journalism contain some relation to political
and social issues in our communities. This course is designed to immerse
students in current events, which they will be required to place in
a broader historical context. Topics include finding and focusing story
ideas in the community, exploring how journalists report on the agenda
of governments and social groups, and how journalists set their own
agendas. The class will require students to attend and report on public
events in the community. Enrolment is normally restricted to students
admitted to the Major in Journalism in accordance with procedures outlined
in Section 1F of the university’s calendar. 3 credit hours.
2043.
Photojournalism (FNAR)
This course explores the art of still photography in Journalism, its
history and influence on public affairs, and offers students an introduction
to digital camera skills. Prerequisite: JOUR 2023. Limited enrolment.
3 credit hours.
2053.
Pictures at Eleven: Understanding Television News
This course
will examine television news programmes from the inside out, exploring
how stories are prepared and presented. After students gain a level
of media literacy, they will consider a wide range of media critics.
The course will allow students to distinguish fact from fiction, story
from spin, and in the process become smarter consumers of television
news. 3 credit hours.
2063.
Law and the Media in Canada
This course will introduce students to the freedoms and responsibilities
of journalists in Canada. Topics include press freedom and the Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms, publication bans, defamation, confidentiality
of sources, investigative reporting and the law. Students
will be introduced to the fundamentals of court reporting. Prerequisites:
JOUR 1013, JOUR 1023 and JOUR 2023. 3 credit hours.
3013.
Television Journalism I: Telling the Stories of Today
All Journalism contains some element of news. Reporting the news of
the day is at the heart of the journalistic tradition. This course will
focus on reporting the news in the television medium. Topics include
how decisions are made about the stories of the day, how to turn an
announcement into a story, how to find pictures, how to write to pictures,
how to tell stories on deadline. Enrolment is restricted to students
admitted to the Major in journalism in accordance with procedures outlined
in Section 1F of the University’s calendar. Prerequisites: JOUR
2013, 2023, 2033, 2063. 3 credit hours.
3023.
Radio Journalism I: Telling the Stories of Today
All Journalism contains some element of news. Reporting the news of
the day is at the heart of the journalistic tradition. This course will
focus on reporting the news in the radio medium. Topics include how
decisions are made about the stories that make a newscast, how to turn
an announcement into a story, how to find and record sound for radio,
how to write a story that incorporates sound, how to tell stories in
concise radio language on deadline. Enrolment is normally restricted
to students admitted to the Major in Journalism in accordance with procedures
outlined in Section 1F of the University’s calendar. Prerequisites:
JOUR 2013, 2023, 2033, 2063. 3 credit hours.
3033.
Print Journalism I: Telling the Stories of Today
All Journalism contains elements of news. Reporting the news of the
day is at the heart of the journalistic tradition. This course will
focus on reporting the news in the print medium. Topics include how
decisions are made about what stories a newspaper will cover, how to
turn an announcement into a story, how to find sources for stories,
how to tell stories that both cover the news and tell a compelling story.
Enrolment is normally restricted to students admitted to the Major in
Journalism in accordance with procedures outlined in Section 1F of the
University’s calendar. Prerequisites: JOUR 2013, 2023, 2033, 2063.
3 credit hours.
3043. Television
Journalism II: Telling the Stories of Tomorrow
This course will focus on enterprise reporting in the television medium.
Topics include how to find original story ideas, how to develop sources,
how to find the focus in stories, and how to explore universal ideas
in particular stories. Enrolment is normally restricted to students
admitted to the Major in Journalism in accordance with procedures outlined
in Section 1F of the University’s calendar. Prerequisites: two
of either JOUR 3013, 3023, or 3033. 3 credit hours.
3053.
Radio Journalism II: Telling the Stories of Tomorrow
This course will focus on enterprise reporting in the radio medium.
Topics include how to find original story ideas, how to develop sources,
how to find the focus in stories, and how to explore universal ideas
in particular stories. Enrolment is normally restricted to students
admitted to the Major in Journalism in accordance with procedures outlined
in Section 1F of the University’s calendar. Prerequisites: two
of either JOUR 3013, 3023, or 3033. 3 credit hours.
3063.
Print Journalism II: Telling the Stories of Tomorrow
This course will focus on enterprise reporting in the print medium.
Topics include how to find original story ideas, how to develop sources,
how to find the focus in stories, and how to explore universal ideas
in particular stories. Enrolment is normally restricted to students
admitted to the Major in Journalism in accordance with procedures outlined
in Section 1F of the University’s calendar. Prerequisites: two
of either JOUR 3013, 3023, or 3033. 3 credit hours.
4006.
Free Speech and the Free Press
This course examines the free press both in theory and in action in
democratic societies. Specific areas of study include the emergence
of the free press, the many faces of censorship, and free expression
in contemporary society. Prerequisite: JOUR 2023. 6 credit hours 4016.
Editing, Publishing and Producing This course is a capstone course in
storytelling for Journalism students. The course requires students to
either pursue a publishing/producing project, or a special work of Journalism
for a professional news organization. The publishing work can either
involve an editing role at a student newspaper or work on the Journalism
Programme’s publishing website. Other special projects can be
approved by the Director of Journalism. Enrolment is normally restricted
to students admitted to the Major in Journalism in accordance with procedures
outlined in Section 1F of the University’s calendar. Prerequisites:
two of either JOUR 3013, 3023, or 3033; and two of either JOUR 3043,
3053, or 3063. 3 credit hours.
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