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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.
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Visit university websiteProgramme 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
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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
Disciplines
Communication Studies Journalism View 11 other Short Courses in Journalism in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit university websiteAcademic 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.
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
FreeTuition FeeBased 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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