| 12/22/2024 3:59:05 AM |
| Changed Course |
| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
JOUR 2 | Title:
NEWS GATH AND WRITING |
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| Full Title:
News Gathering and News Writing |
| Last Reviewed:11/14/2022 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
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:
JOUR 1B
Catalog Description:
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Advanced writing class for print and online media. Students will build skills in deadline news writing and learn to report, write and use multimedia for a variety of story types, including news, opinion, social issues, entertainment reviews and feature/investigative pieces.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Concurrent Enrollment in JOUR 2L
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of JOUR 1 ( or JOUR 1A) and Course Eligibility for ENGL C1000 ( or ENGL 1A)
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Advanced writing class for print and online media. Students will build skills in deadline news writing and learn to report, write and use multimedia for a variety of story types, including news, opinion, social issues, entertainment reviews and feature/investigative pieces.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Concurrent Enrollment in JOUR 2L
Recommended:Course Completion of JOUR 1 ( or JOUR 1A) and Course Eligibility for ENGL C1000 ( or ENGL 1A)
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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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: | Spring 1982 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1982 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: JOUR 210 | Intermediate Reporting/Newswriting | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): JOUR2 |
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. Write different types of news stories on deadline for both print and web publishing.
2. Develop story ideas, conduct research and interviews, and write news and feature stories,
opinion pieces and entertainment reviews.
3. Use different media ( i.e. audio, video) to create multimedia news and feature stories.
4. Critically evaluate elements of effective journalism.
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Write a variety of news stories, such as police, fire, accident, meeting, speech and others on
deadline.
2. Distinguish between techniques for writing for print versus the web.
3. Find and develop story ideas for news and feature stories.
4. Find, prepare for and conduct interviews with sources.
5. Conduct research on story topics.
6. Write, edit and refine news, feature, opinion and other types of stories.
7. Critically review a live entertainment performance, restaurant or product.
8. Create news or feature stories using audio, video or other digital media.
9. Identify effective journalism strategies and techniques in both professional and
student stories in print, web and multimedia formats.
Topics and Scope
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I. News Writing
A. Inverted pyramid
B. Beat reporting
C. Deadline writing
D. Story ideas
E. Libel and ethics review
II. News Reporting of Story Types
A. Localizing national stories
B. Police and fire
C. Storm and disaster
D. Court reporting
E. Obituaries
F. Writing for the web
G. Other story types
III. Social Issues Reporting
A. Immersion journalism
B. Social issues
IV. Opinion/Editorial Writing
A. Opinion columns and essays
B. Writing editorials
V. Entertainment Reporting
A. Critical review of live events
B. Movie and other reviews
C. The critic versus the reviewer
VI. Multimedia Reporting
A. Multimedia for the web
B. Podcasts and audio
C. Audio soundslides and video
D. Blogs
E. Storyboarding
F. Radio/television reporting (optional)
G. Other
VII. Features and Investigative Stories
A. Types of feature stories
B. Story ideas and research
C. Leads
D. Story structure
E. Story elements
F. Editing
VIII. Effective Journalism Strategies and Techniques
A. Print
B. Web
C. Multimedia
Assignments:
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1. Four (4) to seven (7) major article writing assignments that may include news, court reporting,
entertainment review, social issues, sports reporting and opinion writing
2. One (1) to two (2) multimedia assignments that can include audio podcasts, blogging, video,
audio soundslides or other multimedia project
3. Reading 5-30 pages per week in reader and textbooks
4. Complete in-class or online writing and research assignments
5. Seven (7) to fifteen (15) short assignments to build reporting and writing skills that may
include:
a. deadline news, feature, opinion, critical review and other out-of-class writing assignments
b. lead writing assignments
c. interview assignments
d. AP Style grammar, punctuation and conciseness exercises
e. research
f. story idea charts
6. One (1) to two (2) midterms(s) and final exam
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
30 - 50% |
| Articles | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
5 - 20% |
| Homework assignments | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
15 - 30% |
| Multimedia and deadline writing assignments | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 30% |
| Midterms and final exam that can include multiple choice, short answer and skill demonstration | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 20% |
| Attendance and classroom participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor prepared materials
America's Best Newspaper Writing: A Collection of ASNE Prizewinners. Clark, Roy Peter and Scanlan, Christopher. Bedford/St. Martin's. 2006 (classic)
OR America's Best Newspaper Writing. The Poynter Institute for Media Studies. Current edition
Feature Writing: The Pursuit of Excellence. 7th ed. Friedlander, Edward Jay and Lee, John. Pearson. 2010 (classic)
The Art and Craft of Feature Writing. Blundell, William. Plume. 1988 (classic)
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