BALS students only. Learn the basics of news writing: how to write a powerful lead, how to gather and use quotes effectively, and how to put together the bones of a story. News values--the criteria upon which information is evaluated for its newsworthiness--will be reviewed, as will standard ethical and practical challenges faced by the contemporary journalist. The goal of the class is to equip students with the skills necessary to construct a simple news story, to understand the basic tenets of journalism, and be familiar with journalistic jargon and methods.
This course is organized in a non-traditional way: It includes four in-person meetings, but the bulk of the classwork will be done independently online.
