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.

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.

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.

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.

A course designed to provide journalism majors advanced training in reporting and writing articles on current events, public issues, personalities, culture and entertainment for the print and electronic media. Areas of emphasis will vary each semester. These include reporting on business, the arts, government and sports. May be repeated to a total of nine credits with different subtitles. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours per week.

A course designed to provide journalism majors advanced training in reporting and writing articles on current events, public issues, personalities, culture and entertainment for the print and electronic media. Areas of emphasis will vary each semester. These include reporting on business, the arts, government and sports. May be repeated to a total of nine credits with different subtitles. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours per week.

A study of the legal issues facing the news media. The course will focus on the rights, constraints and responsibilities under the U.S. Constitution, federal and state statutes, administrative law and common law. Specific topics include prior restraint, libel, privacy, student media, copyright, broadcast regulation, the court systems, commercial speech and access to courts and public records.