Journalism Courses
JRN 225 News Writing (PR: ENG 112) (3)h
Introduction to news gathering and writing, including news values and judgment, sourcing, interviewing, beats, use of numbers and data, and story construction. Presentation of news across multiple media platforms. Discussion of legal and ethical principles. Stress on drill and practice in writing on deadline.
JRN 301 Ethical Issues in Communication (PR: COM 200 or JRN 225 and an additional COM or JRN course) (3)h
Examination of ethical principles involved in interpersonal and public communication. Analysis of individual and institutional responsibilities in all forms of communication. Also listed as COM 301.
JRN 325 Community Journalism (PR: JRN 225) (3)h
Reinforces and builds upon the reporting and writing skills learned in JRN 225. Emphasis on local news coverage of traditional news beats, including political, legal, educational and health care systems, business, entertainment and sports; examination of trends in civic journalism. Students go into communities to report news stories.
JRN 331 Communication Law (PR: COM 241 or consent of instructor) (3)h
Analysis of legal limitations and privileges of speech, publication, and broadcasting. Critical examination of major court decisions on free speech, fair comment, libel and slander, rights to privacy and to knowledge, fairness doctrine, licensing of media and deregulation. Also listed as COM 331.
JRN 350 Online Journalism (PR: JRN 225 (3)h
Trends in news storytelling online using text, visuals, audio and interactive tools. Focus on multimedia writing, scripting, editing for news websites.
JRN 351 News Blogging (PR: JRN 225) (1-3)h
The study and application of blogging trends and practices in the transmission of news and information.
JRN 353 Broadcast News Scripting (PR: JRN 225) (3)h
Principles and practices of scripting news for broadcast on television, radio and online. Use of audio and video in storytelling. Construction of newscasts. Drill and practice in producing scripts on deadline.
JRN 355 Photojournalism (PR: JRN 225) (3)h
Principles and practices of photojournalism for print, broadcast and online formats. Use of digital cameras. Computer editing of photographs and video for publication in news media.
JRN 375 News Editing (PR: JRN 225, 350) (3)h
Principles and practices of editing news for print, broadcast and online and news formats. Covers all functions of an editor, including copy editing, writing headlines, layout and opinion pages. Emphasizes web news editing.
JRN 425 Journalism Internship (4)