JRN2032 Journalism in the Digital Age II

This second course in a two-course sequence builds on the basics of reporting and writing the news to engage students in learning and practicing more complex journalistic skills. Students take on the role of seasoned journalists within a newsroom populated mainly by new journalists, serving as lead reporters and writers on feature projects involving teams of reporters, and managing and editing sections of the student newspaper. Students will build on the basic knowledge of key topics in contemporary journalism acquired in the introductory course to demonstrate through writing and through class leadership a more complex and nuanced understanding of the complex status of journalism in the current period. In addition to the substantially expanded expectations for individual work, in terms of feature stories and the integration of alternative media, students who take this course serve as newsroom leaders, acquiring the skills that will enable them to play important roles in other college or professional newsroom organizations. Credits: 3.000

JRN 2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00