Dallas Morning News Innovation Endowment

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About the Dallas Morning News Innovation Endowment
Who we are & why we innovate

The Classes We Offer

Digital Innovations Capstone Class

The Digital Innovations Capstone is a cross-disciplinary senior level course where students work together on teams to create data driven innovative media products. The class is taught by Innovation Director Christian McDonald.

Introduction to Coding for Journalists

Upper division students learn basic coding skills and develop best practices used in digital newsrooms to create data-driven online presentations. Students learn programming languages with the goal to introduce students to computer programming. The class is taught by Innovation Director Christian McDonald.

Reporting with Data

This class introduces students to the basics of computer-assisted reporting. Students learn how to locate and analyze data sets, use data visualization to accurately report with data, and presenting the results through stories, charts and maps. This class is taught by Innovation Director Christian McDonald and Dr. Josephine Lukito.

App Development

This cross-disciplinary course includes upper division students from across campus working on teams to create iPhone and Android apps while using journalistic multimedia skills to promote their products. The class is taught by Jeff Linwood.

Digital Storytelling

Lower division students learn about the various forms of journalism, from audio and video to social media. This class is taught by former Innovation Director Robert Quigley.