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Journalism ProgramsSPECIALIST (JOINT) PROGRAM IN JOURNALISM (ARTS) Program Supervisor: J. Dvorkin (416-208-2919) Email:
journalism@utsc.utoronto.ca Note:
Many of the new media courses codes have changed from MDS to JOU.
See course descriptions. Program Admission
* A minimum grade of C- is required in these particular courses to
pass and maintain standing in the program. Journalism CoursesJOUA01H3 Introduction to Journalism I An introduction to the social, historical, philosophical, and practical
contexts of the media. The course will examine various types
of media and the role of the journalist. Students will be introduced
to story forms and journalistic skills. Media coverage of current
issues will be discussed. This course is open only to students
in the Journalism Joint Program. A continuation of JOUA01H3.
The course is open only to students in the Journalism Joint Program. An examination of the key legal and ethical issues facing Canadian
journalists, with an emphasis on the practical: what a journalist
needs to know to avoid legal problems and develop strategies for handling
ethical challenges. This course is taught at Centennial College and
is open only to students in the Journalism Joint Program. An examination of Canadian coverage of immigration and transnational
issues. With the shift in Canada's demographics, media outlets
are struggling to adapt to new realities. We will explore how
media frame the public policy debate on immigration, multiculturalism,
diaspora communities, and transnational issues which link Canada to
the developing world. This course is open only to students in
the Journalism Joint Program. The course examines the representation of race, gender, class and
power in the media, traditional journalistic practices and newsroom
culture. It will prepare students who wish to work in a media-related
industry with a critical perspective towards understanding the marginalization
of particular groups in the media. The course is open only to
students in the Journalism Joint Program. An introduction to developing and selling quality magazine stories
for multiplatform publication. Students learn techniques for both
successful freelancing and magazine staff work. Students learn the
importance of finding market niches, winning assignments, and carrying
them out professionally. Assignments include producing source materials,
a query letter and a feature-length story. This course is taught
at Centennial College and is open only to students in the Journalism
Joint Program. An advanced course that helps students to polish their interviewing
techniques and correct weaknesses in their interviewing style. Students
analyze recorded interviews, role-play, critique student interviews
and conduct research. This is as much a "people" skills course as
it is a course in learning how to ask the right questions. Practical experience on "The Observer", an online and printed community
newspaper serving Malvern, Highland Creek and West Hill and produced
by journalism students. The work includes research, field reporting,
writing, photography, page design and audio/video website production.
This intensive course requires a large time commitment that may include
evenings and weekends. This course is taught at Centennial College
and is open only to students in the Journalism Joint Program. Practice in journalistic reporting and writing, starting with a simple
news story and proceeding to feature and profile writing and coverage
of municipal affairs. Class discussions focus on critical analysis
of professional publications. Guest professional journalists discuss
their experience and current issues in journalism. This course is
taught at Centennial College and is open only to students in the Journalism
Joint Program. This course introduces the principles of design and electronic publishing.
Students develop skills to produce multiplatform layouts, including
broadsheet, tabloid and website formats, in preparation for experience
on the print and online "Observer". Students will use InDesign to
produce attractively designed journalistic layouts that reflect sound
news judgment. This course is at Centennial College and is open
only to students in the Journalism Joint Program. The basics of radio journalism, including news, sports and entertainment
reporting, interviewing, broadcast writing, performance and studio
techniques. Students use digital audio recorders and handheld microphones
to produce live-to-air (via Internet) newscasts and podcasts that
are posted on the college's podcast web page. Stories are edited on
digital audio software. This course is taught at Centennial
College and is open only to students in the Journalism Joint Program. An introduction to the basic concepts of photography and a deeper
examination of the principles of photojournalism. Students create
photo stories using a range of equipment (portable, battery-operated
flash equipment, digital cameras, etc.) and learn how to edit images
for publication, either in print or in Web form. This course
is taught at Centennial College and is open only to students in the
Journalism Joint Program. This course focuses on design and writing for multiplatform presentations
of editorial content. Instruction includes gathering, editing and
uploading text, audio and video for display on websites and mobile
handheld devices. Students learn the mechanics of news website construction
and maintenance and protocols for storytelling in a digital milieu.
This course is taught at Centennial College and is open only to students
in the Journalism Joint Program. Journalism is undergoing a revolutionary change. Old trusted formats
are falling away and young people are consuming, producing, exchanging,
and absorbing news in a different way. The course will help students
critically analyze new media models and give them the road map they
will need to negotiate and work in New Media. This course is
open only to students in the Journalism Joint Program. An overview of the standard rules and techniques of journalistic
writing. The course examines the basics of good writing style including
words and structures most likely to cause problems for writers. Students
will develop their writing skills through assignments designed to
help them conceive, develop, and produce works of journalism.
This course is open only to students in the Journalism Joint Program. Student teams select a "beat", conduct research, and prepare a proposal.
Each student researches and writes five stories. Each team publishes
a niche magazine and designs an accompanying website, using multi-media
skills of writing, photography, audio and video. The time commitment
for this advanced course may include evenings and weekends.
This course is taught at Centennial College and is open only to students
in the Journalism Joint Program. Students play more senior roles to produce content for the online
and print editions of "The Observer". Participants attend staff meetings
during class time, and research and write stories outside class. This
intensive course requires a large time commitment that may include
evenings and weekends. This course is taught at Centennial College
and is open only to students in the Journalism Joint Program. This course focuses on video journalism skills for a multi-platform
environment. Whether covering stories for traditional television news
or a website, students learn how to shoot, edit and produce editorial
content. Students also staff a live-to-air news program where they
anchor as well as work behind the scenes. This course is taught
at Centennial College and is open only to students in the Journalism
Joint Program. MDSA02H3 History of Media
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