PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF REPORTING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: JOURN 202 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Determine what is newsworthy (What is a story?). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Report stories accurately and thoroughly. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Write stories clearly and correctly. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Produce stories to fit different media. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Revise, responding to editorial feedback for the purposes of publishing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Report and write a major feature story within a group. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Evaluate traditional journalism practices and content. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Critique traditional journalism with more sophisticated analysis techniques. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Determine what is newsworthy (What is a story?). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Report stories accurately and thoroughly. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Write stories clearly and correctly. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Produce stories to fit different media. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Revise, responding to editorial feedback for the purposes of publishing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Report and write a major feature story within a group. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Evaluate traditional journalism practices and content. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Critique traditional journalism with more sophisticated analysis techniques. Audience: Graduate