I took a variety of academic, university-level courses that have prepared me to apply avid critical thinking to real-world information. Whether it's news or social media information, I have gained both practical experience and theoretical knowledge on a variety of note and newsworthy topics. I have gained a newfound perspective on ways to think about language and the value inherent in systems of meaning in our modern world.
Take a look at some of the courses I loved and learned a lot from!
Mobile Journalism
This course introduced me to the art of video news reporting. I learned the fundamentals of effective storytelling and mobile media journalism. From shooting and writing to editing and executing video stories, I gained valuable practical experience in news reporting and journalistic narrative execution.
Packaging: Document Design
This course introduced me to the principles of effective document design. I learned about the importance of typeface in communicating with expression and conveying mood and tonality. This course allowed me to put to practice my love for graphic design via intricate creative design and multimedia projects.
My Name is URL: Writing for the Web
This course introduced me to the principles of effective website writing. It allowed me to put to practice useful knowledge about concision and stylistic principles of professional website design. I gained valuable experience about how to create coherent and hyper-textually functional webpages.
Writing for Publication: From Headline to Deadline
This course provided me with a comprehensive glimpse into the colourful world of news writing and writing for publications (newspapers, magazines). I learned various structural and stylistic requirements for different news story formats such as magazine feature stories, profiles, opinion columns and interview pieces.
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Fake News
This course introduced me to the critical reception and interpretation of news and information disseminated in mainstream media. I conducted thorough interrogative analyses of the veracity of mainstream news information via case studies and media critiques.
Social Networking
This course provided me with the opportunity to develop my scientific writing skills via comprehensive analytical interrogations of various political, social and democratic impacts of social networking sites in the modern technological realm.
Media and Mental Health
This course tapped into both my interests for health and for writing. I learned about the media's often subliminal influence on mental health and wellbeing. I wrote a variety of media critiques and analytical papers on social media's impact on stigma, and mental wellbeing.