Advanced News Reporting

Catalog description

Explores the journalistic process of beat reporting for gathering information for dissemination on multiple platforms. Provides instruction in methods of reporting about government and politics; law enforcement and the courts; public and higher education; labor, business, finance, and the economy; arts and entertainment; sports; science and technology; and other “beats.” Students will participate in actual news gathering assignments at government meetings, police briefings, court proceedings, educational meetings and other out-of-class opportunities to explore the process of public affairs reporting.