2027 - Spring

Elective Reporting Topics: Social Video for News

Course Number: JOUR-UA 204.007

Day & Time: Tue | 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Location: 20 Cooper Square, Room 653

Prerequisites: None.

This hands-on course equips undergraduate journalists with the skills to conceptualize, pitch, report, shoot, edit, and produce compelling news videos for platforms including YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. Students will learn to produce dynamic stories covering beats such as politics, sports, culture, and breaking news – while developing an understanding of audience analytics, and platform-specific storytelling.

Guest speakers provide real-world insights into the evolving news ecosystem and the skills required to succeed in it. By the end of the course, students will have a portfolio of original social news videos demonstrating their reporting, storytelling, production, and digital journalism skills.

Notes: Counts as an elective for the journalism major and both journalism minors.

Questions? Email undergraduate.journalism@nyu.edu.