The role of the press in covering international conflicts, as well as the responsibilities of the press to cover military policies, procedures and programs during peacetime. Students learn to research, organize and write a major magazine article of publishable quality. Nonfiction writing and editing. Students learn how to research and write magazine articles of national magazine quality. Accent on hard news for radio and television.
Students examine the profession of management as it relates to broadcast news operation.
Students conceptualize, write, edit, design and publish two magazines using desktop technology. Students acquire newswriting and reporting skills by covering a range of news stories in a laboratory situation. Stress on deadline pressure, writing, interviewing and other reporting techniques. Students learn to be more sophisticated news consumers and writers by analyzing and critiquing major newspapers. Newswriting and reporting in Boston and surrounding communities.