Semester Hours: 3Defining news and its importance in a democratic society; structure of news-gathering process; the elements of news; introduction to basic news reporting and writing for print and broadcast; use of the Internet as a reporting and research tool; accuracy and fairness as journalistic imperatives. Outside community research and reporting time is required. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:WSC 001 and 002, or permission of the instructor. Lab fees additional.
Summer Offerings SSI: 60719: May 23-Jun 26; Distance Learning; Fletcher