Take it in your freshman year. Offered usually during Wintersession. JRN 210 - Broadcast News. This course offers the basics of broadcast news reporting. It deals extensively with writing for broadcast.
Students learn to edit tape, write for sound and cover stories.
Journalism ethics, libel and other current broadcast problems are covered. JRN 230 - Fundamentals of Public Relations. JRN 300 - News Writing. Hit the streets in this advanced course, required for all journalism majors, to cover public issues, uncover information and discover the impact of news events. Assignments will take you to city hall, the courts, town meetings and other sources to report the news as it happens.