Capital News Service.

Catalog description

Semester course; 2 lecture and 8 laboratory hours (delivered face-to-face or hybrid). 6 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits towards graduation (six credits in place of electives). Prerequisites: MASC 304 , MASC 305 and MASC 460 , all with a minimum grade of C. Enrollment is restricted to mass communications majors with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Serves as the culminating public affairs reporting experience, operating as a professional newswire capstone. Students report, write and edit news content for publication. Students cover local, state and regional issues, with emphasis on Virginia government and community affairs. The course provides experiential learning through assignments, collaboration and editorial leadership. Focus is placed on accuracy, ethics and multiplatform storytelling that meets professional newsroom standards. Work is expected to meet publication standards of the Capital News Service newswire and other Robertson newsroom distribution channels.