| 12/3/2024 9:08:52 AM |
| Changed Course |
| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
JOUR 2L | Title:
NEWS GATH & WRITING LAB |
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| Full Title:
News Gathering and News Writing Lab |
| Last Reviewed:11/14/2022 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | .50 | Lecture Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 0 |
| Minimum | .50 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 1.50 | | Contact DHR | 26.25 |
| | Contact Total | 1.50 | | Contact Total | 26.25 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 0.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 26.25 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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A lab course in which students practice Journalism 2 skills involved in learning to develop ideas, report, write or use multimedia for a variety of story types, including news, opinion, entertainment reviews and a feature/investigative project on a social issue.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Concurrent Enrollment in JOUR 2
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of JOUR 1 and Eligibility for ENGL C1000 or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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A lab course in which students practice Journalism 2 skills involved in learning to develop ideas, report, write or use multimedia for a variety of story types, including news, opinion, entertainment reviews and a feature/investigative project on a social issue.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Concurrent Enrollment in JOUR 2
Recommended:Course Completion of JOUR 1 and Eligibility for ENGL C1000 or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2016 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2016 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Develop story ideas, conduct research and interviews, and write different types of news and feature stories, opinion pieces and entertainment reviews on deadline.
2. Use different media (i.e. audio, video and photography) to create multimedia news and feature stories.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Write a variety of news stories, such as police, fire, accident, meeting, speech, and others on deadline.
2. Find and develop story ideas for news and feature stories.
3. Find sources, prepare for, and conduct interviews.
4. Conduct research on story topics.
5. Write, edit, and refine news, feature, opinion and other types of stories.
6. Create news or feature stories using audio, video, photography, or other digital media.
Topics and Scope
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I. News Writing
A. Inverted pyramid
B. Beat reporting
C. Deadline writing
D. Developing story ideas
E. Libel and ethics review
II. News Reporting of Story Types
A. Localizing state and national stories
B. Police and fire
C. Storm and disaster
D. Court reporting
E. Obituaries
F. Other story types
III. Social Issues Reporting
A. Online and offline research on social issues
B. Finding sources and preparing interview questions
C. Editing audio/video for podcast
IV. Opinion/Editorial Writing
A. Opinion columns issue research
B. Strategies for writing editorials and columns
V. Entertainment Reporting
A. Fundamentals of reviewing
B. Writing critical reviews
VI. Multimedia Reporting
A. Storyboarding text, audio, video, and photography elements
B. Multimedia story critiquing
C. Social media
VII. Features and Investigative Stories
A. Fleshing out story ideas
B. Conducting research
C. Interview preparation
D. Writing leads and nut graphs
E. Choosing the best story structure
F. Choosing the best medium for delivery
VIII. Editing
A. Grammar
B. Punctuation
C. AP Style
D. Active vs. passive
E. Conciseness
F. Clarity and precision
G. Strong verbs
H. Transitions and story flow
Assignments:
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1. Timed skills-building practice and lab or online assignments as required.
2. Meetings with instructor (4-5 either in-person or online) before or after major Journalism 2 assignments.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
20 - 40% |
| Lab assignments | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
20 - 40% |
| Lab skills practice | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
20 - 40% |
| Attendance and classroom participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Associated Press Stylebook. 56th ed. The Associated Press. Basic Books. 2022-2024.
Instructor prepared materials
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