In this course students should be able to:

1- Understand the elements involved in multimedia journalistic storytelling

2- Learn how to find and tell a multimedia journalistic story

3- Acquire the necessary skills to write, edit and post a multimedia journalistic story

4- Take pictures for a multimedia journalistic story

5- Record and edit audio and video for a multimedia journalistic story

6- Distribute a multimedia journalistic story in social media

CONTENTS:

1- Essentials of writing a news story

2- Audio and podcasting

3- Photos and video

4- Social media

5- Advanced multimedia journalistic storytelling



PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENTS:

1- Analysis of coverage and news values (in groups)

2- Analysis of a multimedia journalistic story (individual)

3- Reporting and writing a soft news story (individual)

4- Audio production and editing (in groups)

5- Video production and editing (in groups)

6- Preparation of a multimedia journalistic story in different platforms (in groups)



Students are encouraged to bring their computers to the classroom in order to complete the required theoretical and practical assignments.

Multimedia lessons will be given in class, and each chapter will include assigned readings by due dates directly connected with the practical assignments.



Practical assignments will be done in the lab and outside the classroom, both individually and in groups. They will involve multimedia journalistic news writing, production, editing and distribution in social media. The multimedia journalistic assignments will involve audio production, reporting, writing and editing; and video production, reporting and editing.



Practical assignments will count towards 70% of the grade (40 points to pass), and the written (theory) exam will count towards 30% of the grade (15 points to pass).

ONGOING CLASS EVALUATION:

-Practical assignments: 70% (40 points to pass).

-Written exam: 30% (15 points to pass).



Students will have to attend 75% of the classes during the semester to qualify for the ongoing class evaluation. To pass the course students must pass the practical assignments and the written exam separately.



If students fulfill the attendance requirements and pass the practical assignments but not the written exam or viceversa, the final grade in May will be Fail, but the grade for the practical assignments or the exam, if passed, will be kept until the second final evaluation in July.



FINAL EXAM EVALUATION (IN MAY):

-Practical exam: 70% (40 points to pass).

-Written (theory) exam: 30% (15 points to pass).



This is the option for students who choose not to follow the ongoing evaluation during the semester.



According to the 2021/22 UPV/EHU Student Regulations, students who choose not to follow the ongoing class evaluation and do the final exam evaluation in May will have to communicate it in writing to the course professor at least nine weeks after the beginning of the semester.



Students can also waive their rights to the final exam evaluation as long as they communicate their decision to the course professor in writing.



To pass the course, students must pass both the practical exam and the written exam independently. If they fail either part or both in May, the final grade will be Fail, but they will have to take only the failed part (theory, practice or both) in the recall exam in June/July. Students who waive their rights to do either the practical or the written exam or both in May will have a No Show as their final grade for the course.

Each student must have a photo camera, a digital voice recorder, and a digital video camera. A smartphone can be used for all these three functions instead. How to tell an original story online is the basis of this course.

Basic bibliography

The following books will not be the only material for the written/theory exam:



BRADSHAW, P. (2018). The Online Journalism Handbook. Skills to Survive and Thrive in the Digital Age. Second edition. Oxon: Routledge.

BRIGGS, M. (2020). journalismNEXT. A Practical Guide to Digital Reporting and Publishing. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.

In-depth bibliography

BENDER, J.; DAVENPORT, L.; DRAGER, M.; FEDLER, F. (2019). Writing and Reporting for the Media. Twelfth Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.
BULL, A. (2016). Multimedia journalism: a practical guide. Second edition. Oxon: Routledge.
COLEMAN DOWLING, J. (2012). Multimedia Demystified. The McGraw-Hill Companies.
HARROWER, T. (2012). Inside Reporting. A Practical Guide to the Craft of Journalism. 3rd edition.
PRATTEN, R. (2011). Getting Started in Transmedia Storytelling. A Practical Guide for Beginners. San Bernardino: Robert Pratten.
RICH, C. (2016). Writing and Reporting News. A Coaching Method. Eighth Edition. Boston: Cengage Learning.
TOMPKINS, A. (2012). Aim for the Heart. Write, Shoot, Report and Produce for TV and Multimedia. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.
VAUGHAN, T. (2011). Multimedia: Making It Work. Eighth Edition. The McGraw-Hill Companies.