JOU 201Introduction to Journalism

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Introduces the prospective reporter to the various forms of journalistic writing, including news and feature stories, editorials, and opinion columns. Students learn to recognize, weigh, gather,report and edit the news as they learn to develop,organize and publish their work as professional reporters working on the staff of the College newspaper. In addition, they are introduced to the major historical trends in journalism as well as the ethical and moral issues that journalists face each day as they perform their jobs.