Interactive Storytelling (336-0-70)

Instructors

Shakeeb Asrar

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 2-227: Mon, Wed 10:00AM - 11:15AM (AST)

Overview of class

The course is all about the art and craft of audio-visual interactive storytelling — narratives that center on graphics, data, maps, photos, videos, and other interactive tools to produce dynamic and engaging content. Students will learn practical, hands-on skills and open-source tools widely used across media organizations today for data visualization, infographics, interactive maps, and immersive storytelling.

We will explore current and emerging story forms with an emphasis on visual media literacy and news design. By the end of the course, students will learn how to conceptualize, design, and produce interactive stories ready for publication across a range of platforms and formats. Key journalistic skills of reporting, researching, writing, and multimedia production will be the baseline of all work in the course.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisites: Jour 201-0

Open for Juniors and above, Journalism majors only

Satisfies Strategic Communication Minor & AI and Media Minor

Students who completed JOUR 390-0 Special Topics: Interactive Longform Jour should not enroll in this course

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: NUQ: Journalism Majors, Juniors and above whom have completed JOUR 201-0