2022-2023
JOURNALISM
ethical and legal concerns all journalists should be mindful of and adhere to. Through case study analysis, students will learn not only about legal issues such as defamation, copyright and fair use, but also about how to make sound ethical decisions in their reporting.
food safety, wildlife conservation, or other issues. Students will learn what makes good science writing, how to find sources, how to conduct interviews with scientists, how to evaluate complex information, and how to sort out science from pseudo-science.
ENGL 332: Community-based Journalism (3-3-0) Prerequisite: ENGL 210. Corequisite: ENGL 211. This course considers the impact of journalism on community life, with particular emphasis on how news reporters build trust and lasting relationships in the community. To stymie the growing mistrust of contemporary news outlets, reporters must be willing to engage with diverse communities in ethical and respectful ways. This course offers students an opportunity to practice the kind of engagement that is required of community-based journalism by developing partnerships in the community and reporting on citizen-led issues. Primarily, this is a course in community listening, where students will listen to and learn from community members in order to share community concerns with broader audiences.
ENGL 489. Journalism Capstone (3-3-0) Senior standing or permission of instructor. This course is a for-credit capstone in journalism, where students will develop and publish their own news stories in local news outlets. Students will also develop a professional portfolio that demonstrates and reflects on their engagement with the journalism curriculum over the course of their study.
ENGL 335. Sports Journalism (3-3-0) Prerequisite: ENGL 210. Corequisite: ENGL 211. This course will focus on reporting amateur and professional sports and provide students the skills necessary for writing sports-specific game stories, profiles, and narrative features. Students will gain experience covering games, reporting statistics, interviewing coaches and players, and offering game commentary via multiple news platforms. Students will practice real-time reporting via social media, as well as learn to draft longer form print and digital narratives. The broader economic, ethical and legal aspects of sports reporting will be explored. ENGL 336. Arts and Entertainment Journalism (3-3-0) Prerequisite: ENGL 210. Corequisite: ENGL 211. This course identifies and provides practice in the standards of arts and media journalism. Entertainment reporters situate their works within the context of live and historical events, and arts journalism is a broad area that covers beat reporting on arts, entertainment, popular culture, in genres like interviews, feature writing, profiles, columns, reviews, and reports. Students will critique articles through the lens of ethical journalism to learn how to immerse themselves in the field and create shorter and longer pieces suitable for publication. ENGL 340. Science Journalism (3-3-0) Prerequisite: ENGL 210. Corequisite: ENGL 211. This course focuses on journalistic approaches to issues facing human society and the planet, such as biotechnology, artificial intelligence, climate change, energy systems,
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