Apr 19, 2024  
2019-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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COMM 218 - News Writing and Writing


This is a lecture/laboratory course emphasizing basic skills for news gathering and journalistic writing. This course concentrates on the role of the reporter in determining content, gathering information and using the basic structure of journalistic writing as applied to newspapers, websites, radio, television and public relations. Students gain hands-on experience in finding real stories and writing and submitting them for publication. This course also focuses on tailoring writing skills to meet the demands of news media, such as blogs, Facebook and Twitter. Prerequisites: ENGL 131 , ENGL 132 , and COMM 201 . (3)



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