Course Details

Reporting, Researching, and Writing the News

 

WRIT1-CE9515 / $580
SPRING 2012
Continuing Education: Writing and Speech

Focus on the basic principles of news reporting with an emphasis on learning by doing. What is news and who defines it? How do you write news? Most sessions combine principle with practice and classroom discussion with in-class writing and outside assignments. Topics include determining the focus of the story, covering all the angles, interviewing, researching (including online research), organizing the material, finding and writing the lead, rewriting and editing, working on deadline, coping with controversy, and remaining objective.

Students must have a solid command of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

This course is also scheduled for:

SUMMER 2012

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Related Subject Areas: Journalism, Nonfiction Writing, Writing

 

 

 

Section 1

 

Tuesday 6:45pm-9:05pm
February 14 - May 1

no class 2/21, 3/13

10 Sessions

Instructor: I. James Edwards  
Location: Manhattan Village Academy

 

 

Section 2

 

Wednesday 6:45pm-9:05pm
February 15 - April 25

No class 3/14

10 Sessions

Instructor: Sara Goudarzi  
Location: Norman Thomas Center

 

 

Section 3

 

Tuesday 9:00am-10:00am
February 16 - April 26

No class Mar. 17.

10 Sessions

Location: Washington Square

 

 

Section 4

 

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February 11 - April 28

No class 3/17,4/7

10 Sessions

Location: Washington Square