COMM 351: News Writing and Reporting

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General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Students gain practical experience in real news gathering by reporting and writing hard news and feature stories. Topics include interviewing, fact-checking, sourcing, developing news judgement and applying reporting ethics for the purpose of crafting accurate, ethical and impactful journalism. Offered by Communication. Limited to three attempts.

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (COMM 303^C, L303, 303^XS, 309^C, L309, 309^XS, 203^C, 203^XS or L203).
^C Requires minimum grade of C.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.