JOUR 201 - Basic News Writing

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 3-0-3
IAI Code: MC 919
Principles and practices of gathering information and writing the news story and news feature. It provides practice in interviewing, news writing and preparation of copy for publication. It also shows the student the world of professional journalists and describes the tools they use to complete their daily task of providing information to the public in a fair, accurate and unbiased manner. Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101; or minimum grade “C” in one of the following: ENG 021 and ENG 099 ; or the EAP course sequence ENG 078 , ENG 079 , ENG 088 , ENG 089 ; or ENG 096 .