Introduction to News Writing

Catalog description

This course will develop students' abilities to report and write their own original news stories about timely events at DKU or beyond. Students will pitch, report, write, and edit two original news stories over the session; their best story will then be revised for website publication. The course will also focus on ethics and best practices issues in journalism: What are the effects when journalism functions at its best, and 'shines a light in the darkness,' or provides a 'voice to the voiceless' in society? What happens when reporters fabricate, and betray the public trust? We will also examine how to make distinctions among propaganda, publicity & public relations, and actual credible journalism. 002194