LFU:online

Graduates have a general insight into the production and distribution conditions of daily and weekly newspapers and other print media. They know the actors involved in this media system as well as the professional requirements. The students are aware of the interplay between audiovisual media and print media and can apply their knowledge in a targeted manner to practical media examples on the respective channels.

How to tell a multimedia story? How can journalistic demands be met in the digital era? Journalism is facing challenges - not only the media, but also the ways of telling stories are changing.

In this course, students acquire a  general  insight  into  the  production  and  distribution conditions of print media of all kinds and the transformation processes to which they are exposed. They learn basic skills in digital and video journalism, deal with different journalistic formats and digital storytelling (especially in science journalism), deal with source criticism and learn new journalistic approaches and tools in times of multiple crises.

Lecture, group work, presentation

Creating a video clip

Assessment criteria: video clip based on a video script, structure and storytelling, effort (inclusion of different elements e.g. sound, images, videos), indication of sources, comprehensibility and teamwork

will be announced in the first session

"Active master's programme"

The minor “Media Practice” covering 30 ECTS-Credits can be selected by degree students of Master’s programmes at the University of Innsbruck, providing the relevant curriculum allows for the option to pass a minor.