AMST40630

This module will introduce postgraduate students to the fundamentals of news production as well as trending topics in today’s digital-first media environment. Students will first grapple with ethics in journalism before learning about topics such as storytelling best practices, multiplatform content production techniques, social storytelling methods and digital tools for investigative reporting. Each week students will be required to complete multiple self-learning exercises on the CNN Academy Hub e-learning platform and submit assessments related to that week’s topic. They will then take part in a 2-hour live seminar with a CNN signature talent or newsroom journalist moderated by the CNN Academy trainer. At the end of the course, students will have a much better understanding how a newsroom operates. The course will also feature a practical learning element with students learning the fundamentals of audio storytelling and podcast production. For their final assessment, students will produce a podcast episode + accompanying write up that will be featured on the UCD Clinton Institute's America Unfiltered platform.