53-3230
This class combines theory and practice on visual journalism through graphics. It focuses on information graphics reporting and the job of the modern-day visual journalist. Students will gain experience while researching and creating different types of information graphics, including explanatory charts (bars, pies, fever, tables) maps and diagrams for both print and online media. In addition, students will learn how to find graphics potential in stories, what makes a graphic effective, and how graphics combine with other story forms into creating multimedia story packages. Pre-requisites: 53-2220 Visual Journalism, or 53-1015 Reporting and Writing I, or permission of instructor.
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