COMM 201Writing Across the Media

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Prerequisite: ENGL 070 with a grade of C or higher or equivalent placement scores. Focuses on composing for print and electronic media, beginning with the skills necessary to write with clarity and attention to user interactivity. Students will produce polished, published nonfiction work native to new media/new journalism formats. The primary media may include blogs, wikis, white papers, press releases or other developing formats. Students will also learn to support composing in these primary media with other kinds of networked communication. Instruction will focus on developing advanced rhetorical skills appropriate for new media compositions.