JOUR 212 - News Reporting

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University of the District of Columbia

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Description:

Introduces students to specialized news gathering, writing, and editing by way of beat reporting and rewrite assignments. Introduces techniques of developing news contacts and writing stories by research and intensive interview (controlled aggression). Explains how to edit stories according to the AP/UPI Stylebook. Provides off-campus assignments; deadlines-oriented stories that must be composed and edited on the VDT's in the News and Journalism Lab. Pre-requisite: JOUR 211.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.udc.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 274-5012

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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