Spring 2027

Professional Master's Colloquium

A graduate colloquium where students work directly with journalists and communication professionals to build a WordPress-based media portfolio and learn industry craft.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Stacy Forster Benedict

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Gain professional lessons about the craft and industry of journalism and media from those who practice it.

  • Apply skills learned using WordPress and other technology to develop pieces for a professional portfolio.

  • Craft an understanding of the ethics and practice of journalism from a practical and theoretical perspective and demonstrate how to apply them in professional situations.

  • Develop relationships with professionals and mentors to further their careers in journalism.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
JOURN 903

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

STACY FORSTER BENEDICT is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Expands the toolkit of skills and experiences through direct work with working journalists and communication professionals.

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Topics

  • Journalism and media industry craft
  • Journalism ethics and professional practice
  • Professional networking and mentorship in journalism

Skills

  • Developing professional portfolio pieces using WordPress and other technology
  • Applying journalism ethics and practice in professional situations
  • Building professional and mentor relationships for journalism careers

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JOURN 903 · Spring 2027

Professional Master's Colloquium

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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