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Digital Journalism

Course Description: The "Digital Journalism" course introduces the new concepts of digital journalism, its historical, artistic, and technical development, its characteristics, sources, elements, and divisions, and its role in the modern era, with a focus on digital tools and technologies used in news gathering, editing, production, and publication across digital platforms. It also reviews the challenges facing digital journalism, such as credibility and journalistic ethics in the digital environment, in addition to practical skills that help students create innovative and engaging journalistic content using multimedia.

Credit hours: 3

Objectives of the course :

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to understand the evolution of digital journalism and its impact on traditional journalism, and identify the most prominent digital platforms and tools used in journalistic work. This course equips students with skills in using digital editing and publishing tools to create engaging, multimedia journalistic reports, and applying digital storytelling techniques using text, images, video, and audio. They will also learn to manage social media accounts and platforms for news dissemination and audience analysis in a professional manner, as well as adhere to journalistic ethics in the digital environment, respecting the values of accuracy, objectivity, and impartiality in publishing news online. Furthermore, students will develop a sense of responsibility towards combating fake news.

Course outputs :

Understands the impact of digital transformation on journalistic practice and its role in shaping the modern media landscape.
2- Explains the ethics of digital journalism and how to deal with issues such as fake news and privacy violations.
Analyzes big data and target audiences to develop effective deployment strategies on digital platforms.
4. Designs interactive journalistic reports based on text, images, videos, and audio to present news stories in an innovative and professional manner.
5. Uses digital journalism editing tools and multimedia software to edit and produce diverse and engaging journalistic content.
6. Adhering to journalistic ethics in the digital environment and acting with integrity, transparency, and objectivity when editing, producing, and publishing news.
7. Clarifying the importance of respecting individuals' privacy and rights in the digital environment during the collection and publication of information and news.
8- Appreciating the role of digital journalism in supporting freedom of expression and achieving a balance between professionalism and social responsibility.

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Last updated: July 7, 2026