Description:

Media Writing

Students will understand, practice, and reflect on various media writing genres in this class. Media Writing focuses on structures, usages, and mechanics in writing while emphasizing elements of style and nuanced approaches to storytelling in journalism across platforms and media. This class teaches students a grounding in lede writing, genre-based story structures, alternate story forms, revision, copy editing, and quote and data integration, synthesis, and paraphrasing. Students will build process-focused writing and communication behaviors emphasizing service, engagement, transparency, and metacognition.

Field:

Communication, Journalism, Media Studies

Duration:

One semester

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