JOU 3980 REPORTING IN PRACTICE

Reporting in Practice will be a mentored experience that generates news content for publication. The class will operate like a professional newsroom, covering assigned beats and meeting tight deadlines to produce accurate, thorough, and meaningful stories. This course will also focus on the role and contemporary practices of print, broadcast, and online journalism. Students examine freedom of expression, the value of journalism in society, the evolution of news, changing business models, and entrepreneurial journalism. 

Credits

4 sh

Prerequisite

C or better in JOU 3200.

Offered

• Fall
• Spring

1. • use data, sources, and technology as a part of regular beat coverage.
2. • develop trusted sources to inform their updated reporting on beats.
3. • pitch, research, report, and write multiple news stories on a deadline.
4. • demonstrate the ability to write and speak effectively in producing multiplatform stories for publication.
5. • create work that will exemplify an understanding of truth, accuracy, and fairness.
6. • add portfolio items for job applications that demonstrate their ability to tell stories in the public interest.
7. • explain how their reporting, writing, and producing practices enhance diversity in news coverage.