JR 257 - Reporting

Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

College Level Prerequisites: None

Description: A course in researching, reporting, and writing news stories for newspapers. Includes beat reporting techniques, backgrounding individuals, using public records and documents in reporting, interviewing, using computers and databases in reporting, and legal and ethical problems and responsibilities. Successful completion of EN 102 recommended before taking JR 257.

Department Consent: No Consent

General Education Distribution Category Met: None