JRNL 2230 — Influencing: Creating Stories for Social Media Platforms
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EINUpath ER
Explores the role of short-form video in journalism. Introduces how to create viral, engaging, and ethical video content tailored for social media platforms. Examines the ethical challenges with journalism driven by social media and what factors may be encountered. Offers students an opportunity to learn how to optimize their videos for maximum reach and impact. Explores the toll social media reporting can take and ways to preserve reporters’ mental health.