Adjunct Instructor, Media Center Practicum in Community ReportingAnnenberg School for Communication and Journalism Faculty Los Angeles, California The Annenberg School of Journalism at the University of Southern California seeks an adjunct instructor, specializing in text/digital, to teach JOUR 206: Media Center Practicum in Community Reporting in Spring 2022 JOUR 206 gives journalism majors hands-on experience in broadcast, radio, and digital news. It is taught in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s state-of-the-art Media Center in Wallis Annenberg Hall. Students work four hours a week in the Media Center to fulfill this lab shift, which runs concurrently with the core journalism courses Reporting and Writing I and Reporting and Writing II. The practicum is credit/no-credit. JOUR 206 instructors work to support student editors and reporters as they produce content for student-led Annenberg Media outlets. Instructors will work one full day (9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) Monday through Thursday on site in the Media Center. Applicants should have a minimum of three years experience writing for a news outlet. Experience with daily and beat reporting and prior teaching experience is preferred. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Journalism is a plus. Required Skills/Knowledge Areas:
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