Practical Journalism. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: ENGL 102 with a grade of C or higher, and one History and Humanities GER 200 level course with a grade of C or higher. A descriptive and analytic survey of news systems. Assignments include practice in writing straight news items, sports writing, feature writing, science writing, interviewing, and editing with emphasis on understanding methods. The survey of printed and broadcast news systems includes the influence of technological, economic, legal, ethical, and historical factors. This course satisfies the three credit 300 GER in History and Humanities.