About Us

All content on JMS Reports is written and produced by seniors and graduate students as part of JMS 550, Multimedia News Laboratory, the capstone journalism class in the School of Journalism & Media Studies at San Diego State University. The objective of the class is to provide students with an opportunity to showcase and enhance their reporting skills while utilizing the latest digital multimedia equipment and Web 2.0 technologies.

Students report on issues throughout San Diego County using Sony high-definition video cameras, Zoom H4 digital audio recorders and Canon PowerShot still cameras. Editing is done with Final Cut Pro, Soundslides and Audacity software.

While this course incorporates the principles of convergence and multimedia storytelling, traditional journalistic ethics and values remain the foundation of the class.

Permission must be obtained before reprinting or utilizing any of the material produced on this Web site. Please direct questions or concerns to the course instructor, Rebecca Coates-Nee, at rnee@mail.sdsu.edu.

Credits

This Web site was designed by Jeff Zimmerlin, a 2009 San Diego State University graduate. Toby Hopp is the graduate teaching assistant for this course.