JOUR 406 - Public Affairs Reporting

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

JOURNALISM

Description:

Review of functions and structures of government and other public agencies with attention to special problems of obtaining and reporting information in news articles. Prerequisites: JOUR 260. Dual listed as JOUR 506. Course Objectives (1) Develop a keen understanding of public record and open meeting laws as they pertain to local, state and federal governments, as well as learning how to write public records requests; (2) Explain the structures of local, state and federal governments; (3) Recognize and be able to examine the paper trails in local, state and federal governments; (4) Recognize relevant interviewing skills and use them by interviewing local, state and federal officials; (5) Handle computer-assisted reporting in public records searches; (6) Develop skills in reporting on public affairs; (7) Organize and outline complicated public affairs stories; (8) Develop skills in outlining and structural writing in complicated public affairs stories;

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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