Credits: 3
Prerequisites: 04:567:200, Open only to Major
Corequisites: None
Fundamentals of gathering information and journalistic writing. By the end of the course, students will learn basic journalistic newswriting and reporting techniques, including writing in journalistic style, fact-gathering, observation, freedom of information, and ethics.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Develop and practice basic journalistic news writing and reporting techniques, including writing in journalistic style.
- Comprehend accepted fact-gathering practices and implement observation techniques.
- Understand and practice ethical news writing and reporting behavior.