ABOUT THE PEACOCK
With our commitment to journalistic integrity as the voice of the student body, Peacock Media is collaborative and authentic student-led journalism with a focus on creative and innovative approaches to truthful, accessible media.
We’re one of the biggest student organizations on campus, with up to five practicum courses each semester creating content across five different mediums. At the end of the day, we’re journalists, and the content we produce goes through the same editorial process that any major news organization would have it go through.
Our board is made up of student editors that lead each of the different practicums, as well as a handful of freelance editors and content managers outside of those courses. The board is led by the MA Managing Editor, and the deputy is the MA Communications and Marketing Director.
All positions are available to students for hiring each semester. If you’re interested in joining the board, don’t hesitate to reach out to the Managing Editor at peacockmanager@aup.edu.
Peacock Media is in the process of clearing out outdated content on the Peacock Plume website that does not meet current content standards. If you think your article has been removed and would like it to be republished, please reach out to the Managing Editor at peacockmanager@aup.edu.
THE PRACTICUMS
Both undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to participate in Peacock Media by enrolling in for-credit practicum courses. Here’s what to expect from those courses.
CM1850: Magazine & Online Journalism Practicum - This class creates both online content for the Peacock Plume website, and a printed copy of the Peacock magazine each semester. Guided by student editors, photographers, writers, and a faculty advisor, the magazine allows for students to get print media experience. The online skills are led by student editors as well, and students learn to navigate news journalism through the technical platforms that professional journalists use in the workforce.
Check out the latest copies of the Peacock magazine in digital format here.
CM1852: Video Journalism Practicum - This class creates video content for Peacock Play, a YouTube channel owned and operated entirely by student video producers. A faculty advisor gives students the practical and technical skills needed to operate cameras in a news environment and edit cohesive stories out of that footage. Student executive producers make editorial decisions and manage the production timelines of the class.
Check out Peacock Play on YouTube here.
CM1853: Audio Journalism Practicum - This class creates audio content for the Peacock Podcasts feed, a podcast feed that goes out on all major audio platforms. A faculty advisor teaches students the basics of audio recording and editing, and student producers guide the class in applying those skills in journalistic pursuits. Students learn how to conduct interviews, how to record environmental audio, and more.
Check out the Peacock Podcasts feed on Spotify here.
CM3012: Feature and Investigative Journalism - This class is for advanced journalism and communications students looking to delve into long-form writing and reporting. A faculty advisor teaches students about long-form writing styles and techniques, interviewing methods, and investigative research. Student editors run pitch sessions and help the class develop their long form work, editing and publishing that work on the Peacock Plume website.
CM5017: Fashion Media Production - This class for MA students is about the creation of fashion media and communicating concepts of design through writing, photography, and video. A faculty advisor teaches the practical and theoretical underpinnings of the course, and student editors guide the editorial process, editing and publishing that work on the Peacock Plume website.
CM5062: Digital Media Writing Practicum - This class for MA students is about the digital space as a medium, and how to create content for it. A faculty advisor teaches the practical and theoretical techniques used in digital writing, and student editors guide the editorial process as students create content of their own. Once edited, that content is published on the Peacock Plume website.
OUTSIDE THE PRACTICUMS
If you aren’t enrolled in a practicum, you can still participate in the Peacock!
AUP Radio is a partnership with World Radio Paris, an English-speaking radio station based here in the city. The Executive Producer of the radio organizes recording times for students throughout the day to be broadcast on the public radio waves four hours a week.
You can contact the Executive Producer at aupradio@aup.edu if you are interested in hosting a show!
The Freelance Editor is Peacock Media's chief editor for non-practicum written content. If you have an idea for something you’d like to write for the Peacock Plume website or to go in the Peacock magazine, this is the person to reach out to.
You can contact the Freelance Editor at peacockfreelance@aup.edu.
The Freelance Photo Editor is the person to go to for student photographers. Their job is to connect photographers with other content creators and give those photographers opportunities to shine. Photographers can also submit photos to the Peacock photo archive, for students to use in future work.
You can contact the Freelance Photo Editor at peacockfreelance@aup.edu.