Advanced Health and Sciences Reporting (425-2-20)

Instructors

Abigail M Foerstner

Meeting Info

303 E. Wacker Dr. 1620: Fri 9:00AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

Advanced Heath, Environment and Sciences Reporting builds on the specialization skills you expanded during your seminar and in newsroom reporting while preparing you for embedded reporting. You take your skills and interests to the next level with advanced reporting strategies you will learn to apply as you interview veteran scientists, young inventors, and people impacted by social and economic disrupters. These strategies include deep listening skills, countering bias, and understanding how diverse sources understand an issue. At the heart of Advanced Reporting, you identify five high-impact stories of your choice that you produce in varied media with a deep dive into field reporting, finding stories in data, and applying creative multimedia strategies. Take up the challenge of finding underreported stories, prioritizing fundamental social justice issues, and incorporating solutions journalism in your reporting. Class workshops showcase strategies, experts, and peer discussion. You will learn to utilize investigative clues, tackling data and data visualizations, analyzing research, and reporting with clarity, impact and accuracy. Stretch storytelling boundaries - the hunt is on for dynamic stories we pitch for publication and broadcast media.

Class Materials (Required)

Required course material include modules of readings, databases provided for searches, segments of books, and online tools for producing dynamic interactive graphics and maps. All materials and resources will be provided through the Northwestern library, the Knight Lab, and online assets at no cost to you.

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory