JN 216 News Reporting & Writing

Introduces basics of reporting and journalistic writing, including news style, grammar and story structure. Students also study journalism history, literature, ethics, law and critical thinking as applied to information gathering.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Corequisite: JN 215A Journalism Lab.

Offered

Offered Winter & Spring only

Notes

Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course

General Education Requirements

AAOT Arts & Letters, As Writing Other,

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Demonstrate the ability to search and synthesize facts needed to report on news events and issues. Demonstrate competence in writing news articles suitable for publication. Demonstrate ability to apply legal and ethical principals in news judgment. Demonstrate an understanding of the role and significance of journalism in a democratic society. Demonstrate ability to apply news values to editorial decision making.