JOURN 135 - Feature Writing

5.0 Credits
Supports student-writing staff of the campus newspaper, The Triton Review. Addresses various article assignments but focuses on feature writing. Explores digital and Web-based journalism, including gathering, creating and posting multimedia content. Students learn principles of layout and design and research submission possibilities. Prerequisite: Placement in ENGL& 101 (was ENGL 105).

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate feature-writing skills (applied to non-breaking news stories, non-news matter, interviews, profiles, columns, etc.) by interpreting events, providing context, foregrounding human-interest elements, and conveying the color of stories and events. [COMMUNICATE]
Demonstrate interview skills. [COMMUNICATE]
Edit their own and others’ writing in workshops. [REASON]
Use headlines, captions and accompanying photo/graphics to frame and enhance feature stories. [REASON]
Apply the basic principles of page design, photojournalism and visual storytelling. [COMMUNICATE]
Evaluate both print and electronic publications for article and design quality. [REASON]
Evaluate trends in electronic journalism (blogs). [REASON]
Describe and apply the basic principles underlying libel law, journalism ethics, prior review and the student press, and AP Style. [ACT]
Use standard journalism hardware and software to draft and submit articles, communicate with Review staff, and conduct research. [ACT]
Research submission possibilities in publications other than campus newspaper by investigating and critically evaluating library holdings, local publications, and Web publications. [REASON]