About Online Journalism
This course examines the online news landscape and introduces students to the application of internet technologies into journalism practice. Students are taught of which principles of traditional journalism can and should be applied to the Web, and what makes online journalism unique. Students gain this knowledge through reading assignments, class activities, and a series of reporting, writing, and multimedia reporting assignments. Students will also learn the basics of HTML and other soft wares used to design website and Blogs, web site management and editing web copy, how to write for the web, and Ethical and legal issues in web writing.