Course Catalog Information (24-25)
JOUR 21A
News Writing and Reporting
Course Description
Instruction and practice in reporting and the fundamentals of news writing for media, with analysis of typical news stories. Concentration on the language and style of news writing; organization and structure of news stories; the lead and the basic story types. Practical writing experience.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Judge and rank characteristics of a news story; define and execute newsgathering strategies.
- Synthesize important details to create the lead for a news story; write complex news articles using the inverted pyramid and other formats suitable for different platforms.
- Evaluate, access and interview sources to report a multi-source news story and develop it for publication in print or online.
- Demonstrate the use of ethical and legal principles in reporting and writing a news story.
Course Details
- Units
- 3 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to both UC and CSU
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Prerequisite(s)
- EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Corequisite(s)
- Advisory(ies)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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