*This class is currently being proposed for inclusion within the Magazine sequence in the Department of Journalism. In Spring 2012, it will be taught as News 397.
Journ 380: Long-Form, Digital Storytelling
This course examines the current state of digital publishing through reading and discussion, and then applies those concepts to create a long-form digital story delivered across multiple media. Students will explore this framework through long-form essay writing. While magazine essays incorporate the narrative and reporting elements of feature writing, they are distinguished by personal point of view, eloquence of style, and strength of argument. Students will create a culminating project that exists online, in print, and on various eReader devices. Pre-Requisite: News 223
Assignments:
- Weekly Assignments rubric
- Story Pitch Sheet rubric
- Prototype Week rubric
- Teacher Critique rubric
- Student Critique rubric
- Final Project rubric
Lectures:
- Week 1:
- What is cinematic, long-form storytelling
- Week 2:
- What is a book
- Modeling the story
- Week 3:
- What can you do with that skills set
- The Hero’s Journey
- Week 4:
- Journalism, the news, and the future of long-form storytelling
- Week 5:
- Tools of the digital, long-form storyteller
- Week 6:
- Blogging and social media in the long-form world
- Week 7:
- What the future looks like
- Week 8:
- Distribution and the role of the author in the digital age
- Week 9-15:
- Lab, prototype presentations, critique, meetings, presentations
- Week 16:
- Final Paper
- Week 17:
- Final Project