The year that a student enters the university is the year of his or her catalog. News gathering and writing techniques as applied to newspapers, broadcast media, and public relations with practice in research and writing. Experience in covering local governmental agencies. Reading and analysis of the forms of persuasive writing, including editorials, commentaries, reviews, and interpretive articles. Can be taken more than once when topic varies.
Topic varies from semester to semester.
May be repeated when topics change, for a maximum of six credit hours. Individual conference to be arranged. News gathering and writing techniques as applied to newspapers, broadcast media, and public relations with practice in research and writing. Experience in covering local governmental agencies. Reading and analysis of the forms of persuasive writing, including editorials, commentaries, reviews, and interpretive articles.