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Wksp in Journalism Theory and Pract (EPW 602)

Term: 2010 - 2011 Academic Year Fall

Schedule

Mon, 6:00 PM - 8:50 PM (8/30/2010 - 8/30/2010) Location: MAIN NDH 246
Mon, 6:00 PM - 8:50 PM (9/13/2010 - 9/13/2010) Location: MAIN NDH 246
Mon, 6:00 PM - 8:50 PM (9/27/2010 - 9/27/2010) Location: MAIN NDH 246
Mon, 6:00 PM - 8:50 PM (10/11/2010 - 10/11/2010) Location: MAIN NDH 246
Mon, 6:00 PM - 8:50 PM (10/25/2010 - 10/25/2010) Location: MAIN NDH 246
Mon, 6:00 PM - 8:50 PM (11/8/2010 - 11/8/2010) Location: MAIN NDH 246
Mon, 6:00 PM - 8:50 PM (11/22/2010 - 11/22/2010) Location: MAIN NDH 246
Mon, 6:00 PM - 8:50 PM (12/6/2010 - 12/6/2010) Location: MAIN NDH 246

Description

Investigates the question of how writers take calculated risks while investigating and writing a story. Students will analyze and review many standard issues of tra?ditional journalism, such as objectivity, balance, bias, first-person vs. third-person accounts, source reliability, clarity and accuracy, and the writer?s decision-making process. Students will apply theory to their writing from the perspective of the challenges contemporary writers face. Prerequisite: graduate standing.