Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25

JOUR 4200 - Podcasting and Audio Journalism


This course takes an experiential approach to the podcast medium. Course topics include defining a podcast’s purpose, planning the first episode, creating prospects and running order, and reporting and interviewing.

Requisites: JOUR 2230
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the professional ethical principles inherent to journalistic podcast production, which include truth, accuracy and diversity of ideas.
  • Students will be able to write correctly and clearly in forms and styles appropriate for the communications professions, audiences and purposes they serve.
  • Students will be able to critically evaluate their own work and that of others for accuracy and fairness, clarity, appropriate style and grammatical correctness
  • Students will be able to describe and apply current tools and technologies appropriate for the communications professions in which they work, and to understand the digital world.
  • Students will be able to apply basic numerical and statistical concepts central to podcast series planning.


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