JOU 3640 ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALISM
Students will write about entertainment with a deep look at the arts. Students learn the ethics of entertainment reporting and learn how to interview performers, directors, and producers by studying in-depth entertainment reporting, arts criticism, and trends coverage. Students will learn the business of entertainment and how that might impact their coverage.
Prerequisite
JOU 1110
- • write clear and effective stories about performances and the people involved in various forms of entertainment.
- • apply standards of truth, accuracy, and fairness in writing nonfiction pieces.
- • demonstrate ethical ways of reasoning and decision-making in covering entertainment.
- • incorporate best practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion in seeking out and covering events.
- • engage in research, interviewing and fact-checking for reported pieces.
- • demonstrate ability to provide and apply feedback.
- • produce work suitable for print and digital platforms.