MCOM 2350 Advanced Writing and Reporting

This course examines multiple areas of journalistic writing, including: opinion, review, feature, sports and enterprise. Students also learn how to incorporate in-depth reporting into their writing.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MCOM 1500 and MCOM 2200.

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: even spring day

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Expand your understanding of journalistic writing.
2. Learn to write the following types of journalistic styles:
   1. Autobiographical/Opinion
   2. Editorial
   3. Reviews
   4. Features
   5. Sports
   6. Enterprise
   7. Investigative Reporting
   8. Advance Story
3. Learn to discriminate among sources, research and fact check thoroughly.
4. Improve your interviewing skills.
5. Learn how to analyze data and present research in an understandable manner.
6. Analyze issues of the day in order to understand the importance of context.