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. Corequisite

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.
Demonstrate interview skills.
Edit their own and others’ writing in workshops.
Use headlines, captions and accompanying photo/graphics to frame and enhance feature stories.
Apply the basic principles of page design, photojournalism and visual storytelling.
Evaluate both print and electronic publications for article and design quality.
Evaluate trends in electronic journalism (blogs).
Describe and apply the basic principles underlying libel law, journalism ethics, prior review and the student press, and AP style.
Use standard journalism hardware and software to draft and submit articles, communicate with Review staff, and conduct research.
Research submission possibilities in publications other than campus newspaper by investigating and critically evaluating library holdings, local publications, and Web publications.