Newspaper Reporting 1

Course Description

This course continues building the foundation laid in Fundamentals of Reporting. Emphasis will be on reporting in-depth, using a variety of standard and online research tools. Reporters will be placed under increased deadline pressure, often handling a tumble of stories, rather than completing one story at a time. Police and court reporting and coverage of public meetings will increasingly take place in the field. The final segment of the course will focus on acquiring the skills needed to manage a beat, find story ideas and submit stories for the college newspaper.