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20 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Foundations of journalism: The purpose of this course is to lay foundations for the teaching of journalism at the undergraduate level. The course includes units in (1) Logic, evidence and research (incorporating critical thinking); (2) Writing (incorporating grammar and syntax, and narrative, descriptive and explanatory methods); (3) National and international institutions (incorporating a basic understanding of one’s own country’s system of government, its constitution, system of justice, political process, economy, social and cultural organization, its relations with other countries, and the place of journalism in the architecture of democracy); (4) General knowledge, incorporating basic knowledge of national and international history and geography, and an introduction to contemporary issues of importance to journalists, including gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, conflict, poverty, development issues, and public health, with training in applying analytical and critical techniques to news coverage of these issues. The unit in logic, evidence and research is not designed to introduce students to interviewing and other reporting techniques (which will be introduced in Tier 1 Reporting and Writing). It is designed to improve students’ ability to think clearly and critically so that they are able to assimilate unfamiliar information quickly and well enough to ask questions that will help them scrutinize and evaluate the information. The unit in writing is not designed to teach students the skills of newswriting (which will be introduced in the Tier 1 Reporting and Writing course), but to ensure that students write well enough to be able to learn to use journalistic ways of writing effectively. The units in national and international institutions and in general knowledge are designed to provide students with the background and context they will need in their journalism studies and to stimulate their interest in issues of importance to journalism. Reporting and writing (Tier 1): Introduction to journalism research and writing. Topics include news judgment and developing story ideas, news gathering, including interviewing, observation and other research techniques and methods of ensuring accuracy, and writing basic news and feature stories (story structure, narration techniques, and the use of quotations). Students will learn how to cover meetings, speeches and other events, how to arrange and conduct a variety of in-person, telephone, and email interviews, and how to research issue and policy stories. They will learn to work under the pressure of deadlines and be introduced to the ethics of reporting and writing. This course should also include instruction in computer functions and applications of importance to journalism research, writing and editing. Note that although the reporting and writing courses will normally focus on print journalism, the principles and practices may be applied to broadcast and on-line journalism.
21 Reporting and writing (Tier 2): This course is designed to lead students along the path of journalistic development by sharpening their abilities to report and write in depth. Reporting instruction will include advanced interviewing techniques, computer-assisted reporting (CAR) and other investigative research methods, the interpretation of surveys and polling statistics, and instruction in accessing and analyzing government documents. Writing instruction will include the analysis and practice of complex storytelling, including the use of narrative techniques, and an introduction to techniques of analysis and interpretation. This course may also include an introduction to the reporting of disasters. Reporting and writing (Tier 3): Specialized journalism Building on the reporting and writing techniques of Tiers 1 and 2, students will learn to research and write on a major subject of news (or “beat”). The emphasis will be on explanatory reporting for the general public, culminating in an extended work of journalism in any medium. The Tier 3 reporter’s judgment of the significance and meaning of things reflects his or her depth of experience in a domain of human action. It also reflects an understanding of the methods of interpretation that have been incubated within a specific discipline or interdisciplinary field. Students, therefore, should be encouraged to coordinate their area of specialized journalism (culminating in the Tier 3 course) with their arts and science program. Reporting and writing (Tier 4) See: Analytical and opinion writing ( Master’s), Page 24 Broadcast reporting and writing An introduction to the techniques of gathering, analyzing, and writing news and features for radio and television audiences (including community broadcasting). Students will learn to use audio and video recorders and editing systems in the production of news stories, how to interview for tape, how to write for the ear and to pictures, and the elements of on-air performance. Multimedia/online journalism Students will learn about the recent evolution of the Internet as a journalistic tool and medium. They will learn how storytelling can be transformed by technology, how journalists can use technology to do their job better, and how relationships with audiences can be transformed into more interactive engagement with citizens through the Internet and other networked media. They will consider ethical problems that can arise with new technologies, and how the structure of news organizations and industry can be transformed by technology. They will learn to write for online and multimedia sites, including how to organize links and use data bases, how to post stories and update and advance them as developments occur. They will learn to
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