Reporting Washington

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course will immerse students in reporting on national politics and policy for a regional readership interested in learning how what happens in the nation’s capital affects them where they live. Tal Kopan, deputy Washington bureau chief for the Boston Globe, will guide students as they learn and practice the skills they need to report on Washington for any audience, with a special focus on the readers of one of the nation’s leading local newspapers. Students will receive guidance in developing and reporting their own story ideas, as well as the opportunity to contribute on a supervised team to projects and coverage at a major news organization. The course will fulfill both an elective and the experiential learning requirement for the journalism minor. NOTE: Please email Journalism Program Director, Rebecca.Sinderbrand@georgetown.edu, or Asst. Director Ann Oldenburg (ao600@georgetown.edu) for information on entry i NOTE: Please email Journalism Program Director, Rebecca.Sinderbrand@georgetown.edu, or Asst. Director Ann Oldenburg (ao600@georgetown.edu) for information on entry into the course.nto the course.