FEATURE WRITING

Catalog description

This is a class about writing stories people want to read, not stories they have to read to keep up with the news. You will learn the journalistic and literary tools to write drop-everything, time-melting, hit-share reads. Each feature you produce, even the one written in the first person, must be thoroughly reported, stylishly written and students will be encouraged to submit their work for publication. A special emphasis will be placed on reporting the experiences of communities that have traditionally been ignored or misrepresented in media.