IN-DEPTH REPORTING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: JOURN 335 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Level - Advanced 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. Write in a crisp, clear style. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify important current events and trends in the Madison area, as well as across Wisconsin and the nation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Construct a deep understanding of an issue by covering a beat. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify and interpret documents and records to develop stories. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Generate stories and messages across platforms, including text, audio, video and social media. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Compile a set of stories to anchor their portfolio of reporting and writing work. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Write in a crisp, clear style. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify important current events and trends in the Madison area, as well as across Wisconsin and the nation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Construct a deep understanding of an issue by covering a beat. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify and interpret documents and records to develop stories. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Generate stories and messages across platforms, including text, audio, video and social media. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Compile a set of stories to anchor their portfolio of reporting and writing work. Audience: Graduate