A study of the legal and ethical issues facing journalism. The course will focus on the rights, constraints and responsibilities under the U.S. Constitution, federal and state statutes, administrative law, common law and voluntary codes of ethics. This course satisfies the GCCR requirement for the Journalism major.
Short-form visual storytelling and reporting for the web, social media and other forms of digital communication using combinations of photographs, words, audio, and video created and/or distributed with mobile devices. This course has a $15 per credit hour course fee.
Students in this class produce a half-hour, TV newscast shown on a cable channel to homes in the Lexington-Fayette County DMA. Students will hone their writing skills and their proficiency in shooting and editing video, serving as producers, writers, videographers, reporters and anchors. May be repeated for up to six hours credit, with permission of instructor. Lecture, one hour per week; laboratory, four hours per week.
In this course students will learn how to produce, shoot, edit, anchor and write a weekly, 30-minute sports show. Areas of emphasis include producing, writing and reporting. This class will deepen the student's understanding of what is required to work in the sports news industry. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, three hours per week.
This course will familiarize students with computer programs used in publication design. Students develop their skills through hands-on exercises and projects. May be repeated to a maximum of three credits under different subtitles.
This course will familiarize students with computer programs used in publication design. Students develop their skills through hands-on exercises and projects. May be repeated to a maximum of three credits under different subtitles.
This course will familiarize students with computer programs used in publication design. Students develop their skills through hands-on exercises and projects. May be repeated to a maximum of three credits under different subtitles.
This course will examine gender, class and minority issues in the media. The course offers a critical framework for analysis of socio-cultural issues pertaining to women, ethnic groups, disabled persons, and others, and of their presentation in the media.
Course will focus on selected topics drawn from journalism and related fields. Title assigned each time course is offered. May be repeated with different subtitles to a maximum of six credits.
A course designed to provide journalism majors advanced training in reporting and writing articles on current events, public issues, personalities, culture and entertainment on multiple publishing platforms. Students will cultivate a platform-agnostic view of publication as they maintain a daily multimedia news outlet. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours per week.
