COMM 260WNews Writing and Reporting
COMM 260W News Writing and Reporting (3) COMM 260W introduces students to the basics of news reporting and writing. Through a combination of lecture, discussion, and writing assignments, students learn how to write news stories that are accurate, fair, clear, and concise. The goals of COMM 260W are to produce students who can: * Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of accurate, thorough, and fair news writing * Write concise, well-organized stories with effective leads that get the reader's attention and tell the most important news * Gather information through the use of interviews, documents, and basic reference materials * Generate story ideas that reflect an understanding of the elements of newsworthiness (timeliness, prominence, proximity, conflict, novelty, and impact) * Produce copy free of misspellings, grammatical errors, AP style errors, and factual errors * Understand the legal, ethical, and historical principles underlying journalism, including the role of journalists in society * Appreciate the joy and importance of being well informed
Prerequisites
You need one from each line:
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Fall (4 programs).
Required in (5)
- Communications, B.A. (Altoona)
- Digital Journalism and Media, B.A.
- Journalism, B.A.
- Journalism, Minor
- Media and Communication, B.A.
One of the options in (5)
- Communications, B.A. (Capital)
- Communications, B.A. (University College)
- Media Production, Minor
- Writing and Digital Media, B.A.
- Writing and Digital Media, Minor
Courses that list COMM 260W as a prerequisite (29)
- AGCOM 462W Advanced Agricultural Writing
- AGCOM 495 Internship
- COMM 269 Photojournalism
- COMM 304 Research Literacy and Media
- COMM 332 Reporting
- COMM 360 Audio News Production
- COMM 362 Podcasting
- COMM 364 Data Visualization for Journalists
- COMM 373 Crisis Communications in Public Relations
- COMM 402 International Reporting
- COMM 410 Global Media, Culture, and Society
- COMM 413W Media, Politics, and Civic Life
- COMM 416 News Practicum
- COMM 419 Comparative National Media in a Global Context
- COMM 460W Reporting Methods
- COMM 461 Magazine Writing
- COMM 462 Feature Writing
- COMM 463 Newspaper Design
- COMM 464W Editorial, Opinion and Commentary Writing
- COMM 467 News Editing and Evaluation
- COMM 468 Graphic Applications in Print Communications
- COMM 470A Convergent Media News Service: Newspaper Production
- COMM 470C Convergent Media News Service: Radio and Online Publications
- COMM 471 Public Relations Media and Methods
- COMM 474 Depth Reporting
- COMM 476 Sports Writing
- COMM 477 Sports Broadcasting
- COMM 478 Sports Information
- COMM 488 Writers' Seminar