ERIC Number: EJ1188141
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Publication Date: 2018-Sep
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Upping the Ante at Small Colleges: Utilizing Class Websites as Journalism Teaching Clinics
Littlefield, Christina
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v73 n3 p308-321 Sep 2018
Journalism as a field has been revolutionized toward online, interactive, and immersive storytelling experiences. Multimedia storytelling requires adaptive journalists who are always learning new skills. While many universities utilize student-led news organizations to train students, this article explores the added value of a journalism class website to further encourage students to develop their multimedia skills. It shows how Eric Newton's teaching hospital vision can be brought to the classroom in clinic form by smaller, liberal arts colleges. This two-part case study showcases how a class website can spur deeper reporting and multidimensional storytelling at the introductory and senior levels.
Descriptors: Web Sites, Teaching Methods, Journalism Education, Student Organizations, News Reporting, Hospitals, Liberal Arts, Case Studies, Story Telling, Multimedia Materials, Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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