News Reporting and Writing

This course helps students develop the knowledge and skills needed to cover news. Participants are required to think, report, and write as working journalists. The course operates in the manner of a newsroom. We consider events in real time, break down exemplary coverage across platforms, conceive and develop our own reporting targets, and report, write, and critique pieces. We also discuss ethics and law, the media landscape and the role, rights, and responsibilities of the journalist.