ENGL 4875 - Applied Journalism

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 3870 or special permission from the instructor
This course applies basic news writing and reporting skills to the specific “beats” common to many journalists by asking students to produce new content in a format that simulates the high-paced, deadline-oriented work associated with daily or weekly publications. Depending on the instructor, these beats could include local news reporting-the courts, the police, the planning board, local politics, school board, and high school sports-or more feature-bases reporting like food, music, theatre, and the arts and entertainment. In a classroom environment that emphasized experiential learning, students will work in small teams to source stories, write copy, and copy edit. The course will work toward publication of student reporting in real news and media outlets in the second half of the semester.