![]() ![]() “It will be an interesting experience, something that I can talk about during an interview, something that makes me memorable.” “This class will give me a set of skills that not everyone has, which will be enticing for future employers,” he said. She is learning how to use mobile platforms exclusively for newsgathering. Jenna Baker, a sophomore from Maryland Heights, Mo., attaches a telephoto lens to an iPad. Gerald Richardson, a strategic communication classmate of Cox, also looks forward to the way mobile proficiency will equip him for the job field. “The world is changing before our eyes and technology is advancing faster than I can keep up with, so I am just doing my part to stay up-to-date with our generation.” ![]() “I thought if I was the first one to learn how to do these things it would put me one step above my competition,” Cox said. Kelsey Cox, one of the first to sign up for the new section, is studying strategic communication and interns for the Kansas City Royals. “This is where the industry is going,” Slivka said, citing smaller staffs and more powerful technology as motivators for media members to be able to do more with less expensive and more accessible tools. In Slivka and Famuliner’s section, students will instead check out an iPad and shoot some high-definition video that they can edit and post from the scene of the story. Students then transfer footage to a computer and edit it using Photoshop or Final Cut Pro. In most sections, Slivka said, students use a digital SLR camera and/or a video camera to capture multimedia. Photos: Assistant Professor Karen Mitchell/Missouri School of Journalism. Judd Slivka, an assistant professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, teaches the School’s first dedicated class on mobile journalism. It is a required course for all sophomores planning on majoring in journalism. The students will be enrolled in a special section of Fundamentals of Multimedia Journalism taught by Judd Slivka, assistant professor of convergence journalism, and Ryan Famuliner, KBIA-FM assistant news director. 30, 2014) - This spring, 13 Missouri School of Journalism students will embark on a new kind of class: one that sends them out with just an iPhone or iPad and teaches them to use those mobile tools to produce polished convergence pieces. Missouri Sophomores Learn to Use iPhones, iPads to Capture and Edit High-Quality Multimedia PiecesĬolumbia, Mo. Missouri Statehouse Reporting Program Expand.Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Expand Murray Center for Documentary Journalism Expand Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk Expand.McDougall Center for Photojournalism Studies Expand.Frank Lee Martin Journalism Library Expand.Resources for High School Teachers Expand. ![]()
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