Explores the way in which a writer's descriptions of reality create a new reality in words, and the ways in which a writer can control that verbal reality by making stylistic choices. A study of styles of writing and of the interplay of the subjective and the objective in language. Ideal elective for students who have taken WR 113 and who want to improve and extend their ability to write well. A prerequisite for some WR and all WM upper-division courses.
Students learn the basics of graphic design, graphic production, and typography.
Emphasis on publication design and in particular news publications. Overall aim is to reveal the relevence of design to clear and meaningful communication. Students learn the rudiments of news writing in a workshop that stresses in-class practice under deadline pressure and critiques. Emphasis on writing news leads and the basic story types that most beginning reporters are expected to cover.