JRN 2100 - News Writing and Reporting

A continuum of JRN 1000, this course continues to hone students’ skills in news writing and reporting but with an emphasis on out-of-class reporting and information gathering, ethics, current events, and a variety of news stories, mediums and styles are emphasized. Students will learn about beat reporting, the use of public documents, and meeting coverage.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: COM 1000 and JRN 1000 with a grade of “C” or better.

Credits: 3 hours

Restrictions: Restricted to the following major/minors: Communication Studies, Pre-Communication Studies, Journalism, Pre-Journalism, Public Relations, Pre-Public Relations, Pre-Communication, Journalism minor.