MC 2242 - News Reporting and Writing

This course is designed to introduce the student to writing for newspapers and magazines in both print and online format. Emphasis will be placed on cultivating story ideas, interviewing sources, quoting sources, and writing using Associated Press (AP) style. Students will learn the skills of basic news writing to include both hard news and feature stories and will appreciate the differences between writing for hardcopy and online publications.

Prerequisite(s): EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing.

3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 Credits