Journalistic Inquiry: The Written Word

(4 Credits)

Prerequisite: completion of the College’s expository writing requirement. Introductory skills course required for the journalism major and both journalism minors. Reporting- and writing-based. Emphasizes in-depth research techniques and exposure to many journalistic forms, including news writing, magazine and feature article writing, reported essays, and commentary for both print and online, and what distinguishes one form from the other. Issues of ethical conduct, bias, and fairness.