Journalism - Reporting and News Writing

Reporting and News Writing (JOUR 1100)

Total Credits: 3
Lecture Credits: 3.00
Lab Credits: 0.00

Description: This course introduces the craft of news writing and reporting. You will focus on traditional news values; the basic news article; investigative and feature reporting; hard and soft leads; sources, interviewing techniques and background research, including use of the Internet; broadcast journalism and electronic news gathering; and media ethics and the law, with emphasis on the First Amendment.

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Prerequisites: 

ENGL 1110 or ENGA 1110.