If you complete this course and do well, you will be able to:

GOAL ONE: Conventions of journalistic writing and reporting - understand the conventions and norms of journalistic writing and reporting.

• identify the differences between news, features, and editorial writing
• master basic principles to determine whether a story is newsworthy
• write news stories using the inverted pyrami d and other story forms appropriate to journalism
• demonstrate basic mastery of the conventions of journalistic writing
• report and write articles about varying topics and in varying styles
• read and discuss news stories
• edit stories for grammar and content

GOAL TWO: Law and Ethics in Journalism - understand the necessity to engage in ethical journalism and to follow key laws.

• recognize the role of ethics and law in modern journalism
• evaluate issues relating to freedom of the press
• identify laws that limit freedom of the press, particularly libel laws
• appropriately apply ethical principles to journalistic dilemmas

GOAL THREE: The Media in the 21st Century - understand key changes that impact news gathering and delivery.

• identify historical changes that have impacted modern news gathering and delivery
• distinguish online and broadcast journalism and from print traditional versions
• identify and employ strategies for composing multimedia stories