Readings are from the textbook, JournalismNEXT by Mark Briggs.
| Week | Class Topics | Assigned Readings | What's Due? |
| Week 1 | Intro to J261(overview) | Handouts | |
| Week 2 | Research | Handouts | |
| Week 3 | Video equipment | JN Ch. 3,4 Handouts | Research due |
| Week 4 | Video editing | JN Ch. 8 | |
| Week 5 | Soundslides | JN Ch. 6, 7 | Video montage due |
| Week 6 | Content for the Web | JN Ch. 11 | |
| Week 7 | Using Word Press | JN Ch. 9 | |
| Week 8 | The Final Project | Handouts | Soundslides due |
| Week 9 | Blogging | JN Ch. 2 | |
| Week 10 | Hyperlocal news | Handouts | |
| Week 11 | Online ethics | JN Ch. 10 | |
| Week 12 | Art of the link | JN Ch. 10 | |
| Week 13 | Peer editing | Handouts | Final packages due |
| Week 14 | Graphics | Handouts | Storyboards due |
| Week 15 | Posting/editing finals | Handouts | |
| Week 16 | Web packages due |