Journalism in the Classroom
Courses in DU's Media, Film and Journalism Studies department embody the vision of the Estlow Center. Journalism students connect classroom learning to personal, professional and creative projects, demonstrating their dedication to journalistic responsibility, advocacy and the continual development of new media.
Featured Courses
Fact Lab
Through practical application and the exploration of ethnography and documentary approaches to communication, the course explores questions that surround the interpretation and representation of socio-cultural experience via a sonic medium. We focus on learning the techniques of nonfiction storytelling used in established public radio programs like This American Life, Radio Lab or Snap Judgement, as well as newer podcasts like Reply All, Invisibilia or Embedded.
Data Journalism
We swim in a world of data — from election results, budgets and census reports, to Facebook updates and image uploads. Journalists need to know how to find stories in data and shape them in compelling ways. This hands-on course teaches reporters and editors to gather, analyze, and visualize interactive data-driven stories.
MFJS Reporter
Students in Professor Christof Demont-Heinrich's Newswriting and Reporting classes write news articles about current events in order to build an online newspaper called the MFJS Reporter.
Read the most recent publications of the MFJS Reporter.
Beyond the classroom
Student opportunities to practice journalistic excellence go beyond the classroom through initiatives such as StoryLab and Project DU F.I.L.M.
StoryLab
StoryLab is a student-run podcast that allows students to work on all aspects of podcasting, from proposing and researching stories through to editing and post-production.
Project DU F.I.L.M.
Project DU F.I.L.M. gives students the opportunity to work together with alumni in the industry to create, promote and distribute films. Recognizing industry-wide inequities, we place special emphasis on populating our cast and crews with people from traditionally underrepresented groups.