Data is an important tool for journalists, helping them to uncover hidden stories within the numbers. This course will equip students with practical skills in data journalism. Through real-world examples, hands-on exercises and projects, students will develop basic skills in data journalism, including storytelling, discovering stories in data as well as finding, analyzing, and visualizing data using basic techniques. The seminar encourages critical reflection on data as a source for a journalistic story.

In diesem Seminar erhalten Sie einen umfassenden Einblick in den Beruf des Journalismus. Zu Beginn werden theoretische Grundlagen vermittelt, bevor der direkte Austausch mit Expert:innen – darunter Reporter:innen, Redakteur:innen und Moderator:innen – Ihnen einen praxisnahen Einblick in die journalistische Arbeitswelt ermöglicht. Durch gezielte praktische Übungen wird das Seminar zusätzlich vertieft. Ziel ist es, fundierte Kenntnisse über den Journalismus zu erlangen und eigenständig journalistische Beiträge im Bereich Medizin- und Gesundheitsjournalismus zu erstellen.

Would you like to be part of the booming Podcasting industry? Then this course is for you. During seven sessions, you will learn the skills and tools to begin your podcasting journey.

Kajsa Norell, an experienced Podcaster and Manager, and Laura Aleman, doctoral candidate with experiences in the film and TV industry, will guide you through the process. Including how to choose the right topic, interviewing techniques to bring you the quotes that will engage the listener, efficient editing and storytelling as well as headlines and what you need to think about when you put your podcast episode on the podcast platforms in order for the audience to find it.

In a hands-on course, students will make their own podcasts. 

Instruction language will be English but German, French, possibly Spanish and the Scandinavian languages will also be accepted for your own podcasts. Bring laptop and your smart phone! There will be some audio recorders available.