MMJN 427 - Mobile Journalism

3 credits
3 hours per week.

This course will teach students how to use the technology in their pockets to tell audio and video stories. The course will focus on how the field of journalism has changed through the use of new technologies, identifying the best apps to use for in-field reporting, editing files on smart phones and other technologies using available apps and using social media to distribute and promote stories.

Prerequisite(s) COMM 201, COMM 202, MMJN 202 and MPPD 332 completed with grades of “C” or higher. It is recommended that students have also completed COMM 204 and COMM 240 or MPPD 332 with grades of “C” or higher.
Offered (AS NEEDED)