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[Music begins]
[Words appear: The Media School Indiana University]
[Footage of the Franklin Hall sign, pans to the exterior of the building]
Andrew Weaver: The Arnolt Center is going to provide us with
[Andrew Weaver appears in the Beckley Studio. Words appear: Andrew Weaver, director of graduate studies]
Andrew Weaver: the opportunity to train new investigative journalists and also provide the community with an outlet for the kind of work and important investigative journalism that needs to happen to show the community what's going on.
[Footage of the Arnolt Center, which is under construction]
Andrew Weaver: The Arnolt Center is the largest gift that any school of journalism or media has received in the country.
[Kathleen Johnston appears in her office. Words appear: Kathleen Johnston, Visiting Professor of Practice]
Kathleen Johnston: This is really an exciting opportunity for Indiana University as a whole and specifically The Media School and all the students here. This is a tremendous gift, $6 million.
[Andrew Weaver appears in the Beckley Studio]
Andrew Weaver: We've reorganized our entire master's in journalism to support investigative journalism.
[Kathleen Johnston appears in her office]
Kathleen Johnston: Initially, there will be four fellow chosen for next year's class, and it's a two-year program. Part of the program they'll work in the center.
[Gerry Lanosga appears in his office. Words appear: Gerry Lanosga, Associate Professor]
Gerry Lanosga: All students will be required to take an introductory investigative reporting course,
[B-roll of students working in the Indiana Daily Student newsroom]
Gerry Lanosga: and they will also take an intensive reporting, writing, and editing course. Beginning in semester two, they will start working in the center on a practical basis —
[Gerry Lanosga appears in his office]
Gerry Lanosga: probably three hours, credit hours, during that second semester
[Closeup of hands on a keyboard]
Gerry Lanosga: actually reporting and writing and editing investigative stories
[Gerry Lanosga appears in his office]
Gerry Lanosga: that are generated by their own ideas or my ideas or the director of the center, or they come to us through partnerships
[B-roll of the Franklin Hall commons]
Gerry Lanosga: that we meet with other news media organizations.
[Gerry Lanosga appears in his office]
Gerry Lanosga: They may be interested in covering business as an institution, so they may be interested in taking a subject area courses over in the Kelley School
[Photo of the Kelley School of Business building]
Gerry Lanosga: or they might be interested in public policy
[Photo of the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs building]
Gerry Lanosga: which could suggest that they take some courses through SPEA or in political science,
[Gerry Lanosga appears in his office]
Gerry Lanosga: so there is an opportunity for them to be interdisciplinary.
[Exterior footage of Franklin Hall]
Gerry Lanosga: It's very possible that students will come out with the degree
[Gerry Lanosga appears in his office]
Gerry Lanosga: but also robust portfolio of work that could include
[A student producer counts down in the Beckley Studio]
Gerry Lanosga: broadcast, video skills, as well as print and
[B-roll of students working in the Indiana Daily Student newsroom]
Gerry Lanosga: online journalism, could even include documentary film work.
[Photo of Michael Arnolt. Caption: Michael I. Arnolt]
Gerry Lanosga: The benefactor who is making this grant to the university, Michael Arnolt, has a desire to help grad students
[B-roll of students walking outside fo Franklin Hall]
Gerry Lanosga: not only learn these skills but to help them with their expenses,
[Gerry Lanosga appears in his office]
Gerry Lanosga: to help pay for it.
[Andrew Weaver appears in the Beckley Studio]
Andrew Weaver: Importantly, it does give them an outlet to publish their work,
[Footage of students meeting in the IDS conference room]
Andrew Weaver: and the collaborations the Arnolt Center will have with other news organizations around the country
[Footage of Alison Graham presenting in the IDS conference room]
Andrew Weaver: helps disseminate their work to a much larger audience than they otherwise could get.
[Andrew Weaver appears in the Beckley Studio]
Andrew Weaver: This is what opens the doors to careers.
[Katlheen Johnston appears in her office]
Kathleen Johnston: As the years go by and students are producing this you know producing different projects, whether they be documentaries or broadcast journalism or web stories, I think people will know it turns to Indiana University for exciting investigative reporting that you know exposes wrongdoing.
[Andrew Weaver appears in the Beckley Studio]
Andrew Weaver: We already had a very strong core and history of producing outstanding journalists and doing a great deal of multimedia media work. But now we can take that to a whole other level with the resources that are available to us thanks to the Arnolt Center.
[Music ends.]
[Words appear: Video by Christina Mercedes. Music: Believer by Silent Partner]
[Words appear: Indiana University. Fulfilling the Promise. iu.edu]
