ENG-223 Media Writing

This is an introductory course into the skills of the practicing media content producer with an emphasis on the study of newsgathering and news writing across platforms. Students will employ these skills in the production of material suitable for publication in print and electronic media.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

COM-223

Prerequisite

ENG-101

Lecture Contact Hours

3

Lab Contact Hours

0

Other Contact Hours

0

Department

• Humanities

Grading Scheme

• Letter

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

• Yes

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Spring

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate the ability to develop stories for print and electronic media with a well defined focus, using credible sources of information and support material.
2. Identify credible sources of information
3. Collect relevant support material that explains and elaborates the central idea of a news story
4. Conduct interviews and select suitable quotations for use in a variety of news stories, ranging from hard news to features
5. Apply professional journalistic and ethical standards that follow the Associated Press Stylebook by writing, with revisions, an original feature profile story.

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ENG 223: Media Writing

Department

Humanities

Course Description

This is an introductory course into the skills of the practicing media content producer with an emphasis on the study of newsgathering and news writing across platforms. Students will employ these skills in the production of material suitable for publication in print and electronic media.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Spring

Prerequisites

ENG-101

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate the ability to develop stories for print and electronic media with a well defined focus, using credible sources of information and support material.
2. Identify credible sources of information
3. Collect relevant support material that explains and elaborates the central idea of a news story
4. Conduct interviews and select suitable quotations for use in a variety of news stories, ranging from hard news to features
5. Apply professional journalistic and ethical standards that follow the Associated Press Stylebook by writing, with revisions, an original feature profile story.

Topic Outline

1. Elements of a news story, newspaper & news websites
2. Deadline writing
3. Writing hard news, features, obituaries, profiles
4. Story structure
5. Leads
6. Associated Press style standards
7. Editing
8. Libel and Journalistic Ethics
9. Covering news events, meetings, speeches, beats
10. Interviewing
11. News sources
12. Online Reporting and Blogs
13. Writing for Television News
14. Public Relations