Course Outline

Course Outline
Journalism1

MASS MEDIA & SOCIETY

History of Journalism

Four Functions of the Press

Effects of the Mass Media

Communication Theory

WHAT IS NEWS?

Objectivity & Subjectivity

Fact vs. Opinion

News Judgment

JOURNALISTIC STYLE

Journalistic Rules of Writing

Following the Style Guide

GATHERING INFORMATION

Interviewing

Gathering Information from the Web

Research & Reliable Sources

How to Conduct a Poll

WRITING THE LEAD

Straight News Lead

5W's & the H

WRITING THE NEWS STORY

Using the Inverted Pyramid Format

Using Quotations

Using Attribution (Citing Sources)

Straight News Stories

Advance & Follow-up Stories

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MASS MEDIA & SOCIETY	History of Journalism Four Functions of the Press Effects of the Mass Media Communication Theory
WHAT IS NEWS?	Objectivity & Subjectivity Fact vs. Opinion News Judgment
JOURNALISTIC STYLE	Journalistic Rules of Writing Following the Style Guide
GATHERING INFORMATION	Interviewing Gathering Information from the Web Research & Reliable Sources How to Conduct a Poll
WRITING THE LEAD	Straight News Lead 5W's & the H
WRITING THE NEWS STORY	Using the Inverted Pyramid Format Using Quotations Using Attribution (Citing Sources) Straight News Stories Advance & Follow-up Stories