Student Projects
Undergraduates in the SJMC produce a wide range of high-quality, industry-standard communications projects. A sampling of these projects is listed here.
Intermission magazine -- Spring 2007
Intermission was produced in its entirety by the Spring 2007 JOUR 5174 class. Students were responsible for the writing, editing, design, production and website for the magazine. Read Intermission on the web.
NEXT magazine
NEXT was produced in its entirety by the Fall 2004 JOUR5174 class, taught by Jeanne Schacht and Elizabeth Larsen. Students were responsible for the writing, editing, design, production, and website for the magazine. Read NEXT on the web or view the PDF (PDF) of the magazine.
2004 National Television Academy Emmy Nominations
Six projects produced by SJMC students were selected for Emmy consideration by the Upper Midwest National Television Academy in 2004. For the second year in a row, SJMC students swept the Emmys in both student categories. View Emmy-nominated projects.
Advanced Electronic News Writing and Reporting (JOUR4451)
The emphasis of this course is researching, reporting, shooting, writing and editing TV news packages. Students learn to master the use of digital cameras and a desktop non-linear system (Final Cut Pro). Students research reports, shoot, write and edit TV news packages and create a resume tape. View Spring 2005 student work.
Electronic News Writing and Reporting (JOUR3451) Students learn how to research, write and report different forms of television news stories, including anchor readers, voiceovers, and packages within a framework of news judgment and news ethics. Students become familiar with the basics of shooting and editing electronic news stories; and produce 3 full news packages for television. View Spring 2005 student work.
Electronic Newscast Producing (JOUR4452)
The emphasis in this course is on planning, writing and producing live TV newscasts. Students produce five "University Report" newscasts throughout the semester. View Spring 2005 "University Report" segments.