Become a Journalist - Report the News, Certificate | Part time online | Coursera | United States
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About

This Become a Journalist - Report the News Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Michigan State University will develop and enhance your understanding of the global field of journalism. 

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Overview

Key Features

By taking the Become a Journalist - Report the News Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Michigan State University, you'll learn best practices and ethical standards for newsgathering processes and compiling a news report through hands-on projects, peer-to-peer feedback, and issue exploration. 

You will also study journalism's impact on societal issues and trends, plus explore career opportunities in newspapers, magazine, social media, Internet multimedia, television, radio, corporate and community journalism. 

The final Capstone project will guide you through the journalistic portfolio process, where you will conceptualize, report and complete a professional-quality news report.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • What is news?
  • Gathering and Developing the News
  • Effectively delivering the news to your audience
  • Journalism, the future, and you!
  • Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 2 months
    • 10 hrs/week

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online
  • Self-paced

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Beginner Level

  • No prior experience required.

Tuition Fee

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    Free
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  • National

    Free
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    Based on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 2 months.

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Funding

Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.

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