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  • JRNL 2015: INFO GATHERING FOR JOURNALISM

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course will prepare journalism students to gather information necessary to write newspaper articles. Upon successful course completion students will be able to: 1) Find information through interpersonal, textual, electronic and Internet channels. 2) Know the implications of copyright and intellectual property law on information gathering. Know when all the necessary information for a particular story has been acquired. (Know when all the questions have been answered.)
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  • JRNL 2020: COPY EDITING

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course will prepare journalism students to edit text for publication. Upon successful course completion students will be able to: 1) edit text for spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes. 2) enforce Associated Press style when editing. edit text for clarity and effectiveness without impinging on the creativity or autonomy of the author.
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  • JRNL 2035: NEWS WRITING I

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course provides students with a foundation on which to build a career as a newspaper reporter. Students in this class will learn how to gather and write news by covering local government, the police and courts, the schools as well as general assignment topics Prerequisite: JRNL2015
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  • JRNL 3020: JOURNALISM PRODUCTION

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    Students in this class gain valuable, real-world journalism experience by writing news articles for publication in the Sentry student newspaper. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to: 1) Recognize the news value or best angle for assigned story topics 2) Conduct effective interviews to obtain information 3) Write publishable newspaper articles on almost any topic 4) Function as a reliable member of a newsgathering unit Prerequisite: JRNL2015
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  • JRNL 3030: NEWS WRITING II

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    News Writing 2 builds on News Writing 1 by challenging students to fine tune their basic newsgathering skills. In News Writing 2, students select a beat, or specialized area of coverage, and write all of their stories on topics relevant to that beat. In this way, they continue to develop your newsgathering and writing skills while cultivating expert-level competence in covering a specific type of news. Journalists need to be able to cover a wide range of issues well, but expert-level competence, such as that developed by beat reporters, is needed to provide substantive coverage of the big issues in many areas. That's what this class is for. Students are encouraged to incorporate their "restricted elective" theme into the beat they select for this course. Upon successful course completion students will be able to: 1) Display expert-level mastery of the subject matter related to your beat 2) Generate consistent news coverage from their own beat Write publishable newspaper articles/features that are beat specific
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  • JRNL 3050: JOURNALISM LAW AND ETHICS

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course is a very practical survey on the legal and ethical principles applied by rank and file journalists in their daily reporting and editing activities. Upon successful course completion students will be able to: 1) Work as a journalist without getting themselves or their employer sued. 2) Obtain more information and perform more efficiently as a reporter as a result of an increased understanding of current laws, particularly those related to open meetings and open records. 3) Reflect more profoundly on the actions of the mass media than someone without ethical training (i.e. yourself before the course). This will involve actually thinking about what the media are really doing, why they might be doing those things and tracking the implications of it. Many people, particularly busy reporters, don't dissect the performance of the media in this way because they are on "auto-pilot," merely acting out (in the case of journalists) or accepting (in the case of audiences) the perceived role of the media.
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  • JRNL 3055: WRITING FOR MAGAZINES/E-ZINES

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This class will take a rhetorical approach to freelance writing for magazines and electronic publications. Students will critically examine existing texts and publications as they meet the rhetorical needs of audience, purpose and context. In addition, students will assess a specific target audience for its informational/entertainment needs and collaborate in the creation of an original electronic publication that meets those needs. Students will also develop a publishable portfolio of two full length feature articles targeted to specific publications along with corresponding pitch letters. This course encourages students to experiment across genres with their writing and to actively engage in the exciting world of freelance publishing. Prerequisite: COSK1221 or permission of the instructor
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  • JRNL 3065: SPORTS REPORTING

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This 3 credit class will challenge students to develop skills essential to effective sports reporting and writing in the 21st century. Because of the converged nature of news and entertainment media, the course will emphasize critical examination of stories delivered across platforms (i.e. magazines, web-based sports publications, television and radio broadcast and social media such as Facebook and Twitter). Students will also produce original material for web publication, television and radio, as well as for traditional print media. The course will strongly emphasize writing and research skills as well as interviewing and press conference management. Prerequisite: JRNL2015
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  • JRNL 3075: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    The course prepares students to write and report in a converged media world with an emphasis on constructing short- and long-form multimedia reports in an international environment. The course considers issues such as accuracy, credibility, ethics, research and sourcing. Assignments will simulate professional media activities and build on information gathering techniques and news writing/reporting skills learned in other classes. Prerequisites: JRNL2015 and JRNL2035 or concurrent
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