MSBM5021 Sport Journalism
The object of this class is to teach the basics of sport journalism: writing, editing, broadcasting, photography, internet, books and digital. Each student will be given assignments in all facets of sports journalism. They will be asked to write game stories, features, columns, and magazine-style articles. They also will self-edit their stories and edit the work of others, both fellow students and professionals. They will be taught about the use of agate. There also will be broadcasting assignments, a class devoted to photojournalism, and a class dealing with the role of publicists. Guest speakers will be invited to discuss these various areas.