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3.00 Credits
consent of instructor. Students work with faculty on individual research, professional training, or special studies. 4 cr, either sem.
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3.00 Credits
challenging course prepares the student to review the products of journalism with a critical eye by exploring real events, how they are described in news reports and essays, and how these reports stand up to the highest standards of accuracy, fairness, and truth. 4 cr, either sem.
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3.00 Credits
COM JO 308. Comprehensive training in writing business and economics stories, using articles in The Wall Street Journal and other publications as examples. Emphasis on developing clear, simple language to describe topics encountered by professional business reporters. No prior background in business or economics is required. The material covered is useful to all journalism beats, from sports to politics and the arts. 4 cr, either sem.
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3.00 Credits
COM JO 308. Every year, several courses have been created under this category to examine current journalism issues in seminar format. Course titles include Profile Writing, Investigative Reporting, and Social Aspects of American Journalism. 4 cr, either sem.
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4.00 Credits
online reportorial and research techniques. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
course explores the nature of arts and entertainment criticism, and helps students develop their critical writing skills. Topics include: structuring a review; critical biases; profiling celebrities from a critical perspective; cultural criticism-how to write about entertainment or the arts to make broader points about our culture; and, style-how to get it. Assignments include TV, film and theater reviews, screenings and a trip to a Boston theater. Guest speakers feature some of Boston's most prominent critics. 4 cr, either sem
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3.00 Credits
COM JO 308. This is a course in writing with a point of view. It includes instruction in op-ed columns as well as personal columns, which are short personal essays. 4 cr, either sem.
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3.00 Credits
course is designed to train copyeditors for newspapers, magazines, and the Internet. The primary focus is on newspapers, but other applications are also considered. Class sessions will focus on writing and editing/copying editing skills, and layout and design skills using QuarkXpress. 4 cr, either sem.
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3.00 Credits
COM JO 403, other COM upper-level writing course, or consent of instructor. Seniors and graduate students. An overview of journalism as literature. Students read, analyze, and discuss works of nonfiction by writers working in the book, newspaper, and magazine areas. Students analyze both form and content and produce a major article in one of four forms: the profile, the critical essay, personal journalism, or the ?lace piece. 4 cr, either sem.
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3.00 Credits
COM JO 312 and consent of instructor. An intensive course designed to give students the skills to produce professional-quality work meeting publication standards. Weekly assignments require students to produce self-generated picture packages, complete with written story and captions. 4 cr, either sem.
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