Journalism 132
Magazine Reporting
Spring 2016JOUR 132, Sec. 1 - 3 credit units
Monday & Wednesday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
DBH213
About This Course:
Current Course Materials:
- Course Syllabus: PDF | Word
- Syllabus Supplement
- Bricklayer article
- Groups for Five Things Exercise
- Five Things Results
- Basic Questions
- Pairings for Interviewing Exercise
- Wrongful Conviction Article
- Goal Judge Article
- Groups for Campus Quirk Exercise
- Feature Leads
- Types and Examples of Leads
- Atlantic Article
- Writing Reviews
- Students' Favorite Reviews
- NPR Guidelines: Fairness
- "My Pet Troll" (discussed in class; contains some very vulgar language but no nudity or other visually offensive material)
- Personality Profiles
- Groups for Personality Profile Exercise
- A trend story about millennials, by The New York Times (Fusion)
- Groups for Trend Exercise
- Investigative Reporting Project
- The Importance of Explanatory Journalism (Brookings Institution)
- A new explanatory journalism can be built on a strong foundation (Poynter)
- Ethics Discussion Links
- Final Course Grades
These materials will be updated
throughout the semester.
Course Description Reporting and writing of feature stories for magazines, print and online. Develops expertise in reaching a targeted audience with words and images. While the prerequisite, JOUR 61, teaches breaking news writing, this course explores longer, deeper forms.
For More Information Please contact Prof. Craig, either by phone at 924-3287, or by e-mail at profcraig@profcraig.com.
