Investigative Reporting

Catalog description

Resident Prerequisite: DIGI 175 and DIGI 220 and DIGI 224 and DIGI 225 and JOUR 220 Online Prerequisite: JOUR 354 An in-depth study of research, story development, interview techniques and writing for investigative stories in mass media. Critical thinking and analysis will be developed as students review court documents and interview witnesses of cases and seek to evaluate the evidence. Research will be developed into a news story. (Formerly COMS 485)