JOUR 400

Fall 2026 All Classes

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Newsroom Experience

Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

In this experiential learning course, students work as journalists for a local news outlet under the supervision of Journalism faculty. Those outlets include Illinois Public Media, UI-7, and CU-CitizenAccess and may include newsroom experiences at editorially independent student publications with faculty coaching and critiquing of work. Depending on the section, students might report, write and edit for the web, television or radio; work on data and investigative journalism projects; create podcasts, multimedia graphics, data visualizations. The course is repeatable, allowing students to gain experience in different roles and at more than one outlet and to progress toward more independent work. Standards for all sections will be established by the department.

0 to 4 undergraduate hours. 0 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Credit is not given for JOUR 400 if credit for JOUR 495 is given for the same work experience. Prerequisite: Vary according to section. See section notes.

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JOUR 400 class schedule data for fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
79432	Laboratory-Discussion	ABG	9:00AM -11:50AM	F	108 Richmond Studio	Erdey, K	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Title: UI7 Newsroom - Good Morning F Section Info: *Students must register for either the ALP (producers) OR the ALR (reporters) lecture section and a discussion/lab section. Students registering for this section will be working on content for Good Morning Illini on Fridays.
80384	Laboratory-Discussion	ABL	3:00PM -5:50PM	W	108 Richmond Studio	Erdey, K	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Title: UI7 Newsroom - UI7 Live Section Info: *Students must register for either the ALP (producers) OR the ALR (reporters) lecture section and a discussion/lab section. Students registering for this section will be working on content for UI7 Live.
80383	Laboratory-Discussion	ABQ	9:00AM -11:50AM	M	108 Richmond Studio	Erdey, K	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Title: UI7 Newsroom - The Quad Section Info: Registration by instructor permission. *Students must register for either the ALP (producers) OR the ALR (reporters) lecture section and a discussion/lab section. Students registering for this section will be working on content for The Quad.
79433	Laboratory-Discussion	ABS	4:00PM -6:50PM	M	108 Richmond Studio	Erdey, K	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Title: UI7 Newsroom - Sports Night Section Info: *Students must register for either the ALP (producers) OR the ALR (reporters) lecture section and a discussion/lab section. Students registering for this section will be working on content for Illini Sports Night.
79434	Laboratory-Discussion	ABV	1:30PM -4:20PM	F	108 Richmond Studio	Erdey, K	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Title: UI7 Newsroom - Contigo Ahora Section Info: *Students must register for either the ALP (producers) OR the ALR (reporters) lecture section and a discussion/lab section. Students registering for this section will be working on content for Contigo Ahora
75470	Lecture	ALP	9:30AM -11:20AM	T	103 Richmond Studio	Erdey, K	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: UI7 Newsroom - Producers Section Info: Registration by instructor permission. *Students must register for either the ALP (producers) OR the ALR (reporters) lecture section AND a discussion/lab section. Students in the ALP section will be working with production for one of the UI7 programs (based on the discussion section chosen). Speak with the instructor if you are not sure which discussion to register for.
80382	Lecture	ALR	11:30AM -1:20PM	T	103 Richmond Studio	Erdey, K	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: UI7 Newsroom - Reporters Section Info: *Students must register for either the ALP (producers) OR the ALR (reporters) lecture section AND a discussion/lab section. Students in the ALR section will be working as reporters for one of the UI7 programs (based on the discussion section chosen).
80837	Laboratory	CU	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Houston, B	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Title: CU CitizenAccess Section Info: Students with experience in text, audio, or video journalism are invited to be part of CU-CitizenAccess.org, an award-winning online newsroom that publishes watchdog and in-depth community reporting (with an emphasis on data journalism) for central Illinois. Students will have an opportunity to produce stories that will appear on the web site and be shared with other media organizations in the state and sometimes nationally. Students will choose to pursue 2-4 credit hours based on the rubric that a minimum of forty-five hours of production activity must be completed over the course of the semester for each credit hour. Instructor's approval needed. Email Professor Houston at houstonb@illinois.edu if interested in taking this course.
80487	Lecture-Discussion	PM1	8:00AM -9:20AM	TR	336 Gregory Hall	Ledford, S	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: IPM Reporters Section Info: Students of any major who have an interest in audio and multimedia journalism are invited to apply to this section of JOUR400 as entry-level reporters with the Illinois Student Newsroom at Illinois Public Media (IPM). IPM is an NPR member station serving audiences across east-central Illinois. First year reporters will be trained to produce audio, visual and text new stories for the station to publish/broadcast throughout the semester. Recent stories produced for the class are available at https://ipmnewsroom.org/student-newsroom/ Pre-requisite: Instructor approval. Go to http://bit.ly/ISNfa26pm1info for more information. Apply at https://forms.illinois.edu/chooseAuth/508620364. Deadline for applications is April 10. Successful applicants will be notified by April 17. After students have been notified, they will receive registration instructions from the Media Student Services Center. Meets with JOUR 400 PM2 (75472).
75472	Laboratory-Discussion	PM2	8:00AM -9:20AM	TR	336 Gregory Hall	Ledford, S	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: IPM Senior Reporters Section Info: Students who have been part of the Illinois Student Newsroom at Illinois Public Media (IPM) for at least one semester are invited apply to return as Senior Reporters in the newsroom. In addition to covering a range of spot news and feature stories for IPM, senior reporters will serve as peer mentors for first year reporters. This advanced newsroom experience strengthens reporting, editing, and leadership skills. Application and instructor approval required. Pre-requisite: Completion of JOUR400 PM1 and instructor approval for PM2 Apply at https://forms.illinois.edu/chooseAuth/508620364. Deadline for applications is April 10. Successful applicants will be notified by April 17. After students have been notified, they will receive registration instructions from the Media Student Services Center. Meets with JOUR 400 PM1 (80487).