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76-372 Contemporary Journalism

Units:9.0
Department:English
Cross-listed:76-772
Related URLs:http://hss.cmu.edu/HTML/departments/engl

Students in Contemporary Journalism will learn the rudiments of reporting, interviewing and writing in a journalistic style while participating in discussions and completing assignments on current issues in the news. What makes a story newsworthy? How does a reporter decide which approach to take? What are effective techniques for executing a successful interview? How does a journalist turn pages of scribbled notes into a coherent news story on deadline? Class sessions will examine questions of professional ethics, using real life examples, and deconstruct famous and infamous stories that have gained national attention. The emphasis will be on writing assignments and learning different styles of news writing, for print and electronic media. But students also will look at how newer mediums, such as blogs, have impacted the newsgathering business.


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