Capstone: Build Your Own Professional Journalism Portfolio
Build a comprehensive journalism portfolio through hands-on reporting, from story conception to final publication. Perfect capstone for aspiring journalists.
Build a comprehensive journalism portfolio through hands-on reporting, from story conception to final publication. Perfect capstone for aspiring journalists.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full Become a Journalist: Report the News! Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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What you'll learn
Develop professional-quality news stories from concept to completion
Master interview techniques and source management
Create compelling news content for target audiences
Build a professional journalism portfolio
Apply ethical reporting standards
Demonstrate multimedia storytelling skills
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
1.1 Hours PreRecorded video
5 peer reviews
Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
FullTime access
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There are 5 modules in this course
This capstone course guides students through creating a professional journalism portfolio by completing a comprehensive news report project. Students apply all previously learned skills: story conceptualization, reporting, interviewing, research, and content development. The curriculum follows the professional journalistic process, emphasizing ethical reporting and effective storytelling. Students receive personalized feedback and earn an exclusive "Journalism" badge upon completion.
Capstone news report portfolio: the start!
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
Capstone news report portfolio: News gathering
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Capstone news report portfolio: Interviewing sources
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Capstone news report portfolio: Assembling your news
Module 4 · 4 Hours to complete
Capstone news report portfolio: The final product!
Module 5 · 3 Hours to complete
Instructors
Environmental Journalism Pioneer and Educator
David Poulson serves as the senior associate director of Michigan State University's Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, where he has made significant contributions to environmental reporting and education since 2003. His expertise spans environmental, investigative, public affairs, and data analysis reporting, which he teaches to aspiring journalists. As the founder and editor of Great Lakes Echo, he oversees an award-winning non-profit environmental news service that combines traditional journalism values with innovative reader engagement approaches
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Distinguished Professor of Environmental Journalism
Eric Freedman serves as Professor of Journalism and Chair of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University, bringing over two decades of professional journalism experience to academia. His distinguished career includes winning a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of legislative corruption while at the Detroit News. At MSU since 1996, he teaches a comprehensive suite of courses including environmental journalism, public affairs reporting, and international journalism, while directing the school's Capital News Service. His academic credentials include a bachelor's degree in government from Cornell University, a law degree from New York University, and a master's degree in resource development from MSU. He has extensive international experience as a Fulbright scholar in Lithuania, Georgia, and Uzbekistan, and has conducted journalism workshops across the globe. His course offerings on Coursera include "Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio," "Effectively delivering the news to your audience," "Gathering and Developing the News," "Journalism, the future, and you!" and "What is news?" His research focuses on environmental journalism, press systems in the former Soviet Union, and international journalism practices
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