COMM 328 - Multimedia Reporting & Writing I

Units: 4
Foundations of the journalistic craft, including reporting methods, genres of news and writing approaches. Topics include interviewing, basic research, inverted pyramid leads, background and nut graphs, and basic multimedia elements. Emphasis on diverse publics. Lecture Units: 1; Activity Units: 3

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Interview news subjects according to the norms of professional journalism;
Research background and context to issues, people and events in the news, with emphasis on diverse publics;
Write basic hard news stories in inverted pyramid format for web, broadcast, and print;
Create simple multimedia elements such as listicles and basic graphics.