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COMM 279

Seminar: 01Units: 3 - 4Class#: 11243
Autumn 2023

News Reporting & Writing Fundamentals

Department of Communication

9/26/23 - 12/8/23
  • Tues, Thurs
  • 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Instructor: Information Not Available

Enrollment Status

  • Open Seats: 6
  • Enrolled: 14
  • Capacity: 20
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  • Waitlist: 0
  • Waitlist Max: 10

Course Description

Learn beat reporting and writing skills including source development, interviewing, and story structure for news and features. Emphasis on developing news judgment, clear writing skills, and an ability to execute stories on deadline. Exercises and assignments mimic a newsroom. Students pursue local beats with a focus on public issues and complement written pieces with relevant data analyses and multimedia components. Prerequisite: Only open to Journalism M.A. students. Corequisite: COMM 275.

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