The Modern Newsroom: Principles and Practices

3-0-9 units · Undergraduate

Offers an introduction to news writing and production. Presents the basics of journalism, including its core ethical tenets, news writing and reporting techniques, media literacy, deadline-driven production processes, and newsroom standards. Students complete a broad range of journalistic pieces, including assignments on news and scientific reporting, local and field reporting, opinion writing, editing, and fact-checking, some of which may be published in The Tech . Students are expected to come to class prepared to discuss major news events as well as weekly readings from major journalism outlets. Learning objectives are to gain a clear idea of what makes a strong news story successful, hone reporting and analytic skills, create a portfolio of journalistic work, and exercise a strong grasp of ethical practices and procedures that guide newsrooms across the world. Limited to 18.