Multi-platform Story Editing

COM JO 508

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (COMJO200 & COMJO205) - Graduate Prerequisites: (COMJO704 & COMJO721) - Whether you go to work for a print, broadcast or digital only newsroom, or produce content for your own start-up or non-profit, knowing how to properly edit content for multiple platforms is critical. This course is designed to give you hands-on experience with editing for multiple platforms. Examples of typical assignments: Editing a text story for print and web, writing a headline and description for YouTube video, copy editing photo captions for a photo gallery, fact checking social media. Students will put what they've learned to practical use by editing content that will run on the department's award-winning showcase news site for journalism students' work.

SPRG 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Creane COM B27 R 8:00 am-10:45 am The undergraduate prerequisites for COMJO 508 are COMJO 200 and COMJO 205. The graduate prerequisites for COMJO 508 are COMJO 704 and COMJO 721.

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