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Spring 2007 Course AtlasJRNL 190: Freshman Seminar: Journalism: Wild Weather and the Media JRNL 201WR: News Reporting & Writing JRNL 301WR: Advanced News Reporting & Writing JRNL 305: Communication Law JRNL 310WR: Magazine Writing JRNL 311: Electronic Media JRNL 340SWR: Arts Writing & Criticism JRNL 430WR: Journalism History & Ethics JRNL 495B: Honors in Journalism JRNL 496: Internship in Journalism JRNL 497R: Directed Study JRNL 190: Freshman Seminar: Journalism: Wild Weather and the MediaFaculty/Time/Location: Wilson, Kris; MWF, TT, 2:30-3:45 p.m.; Callaway Center - S108; MAX: 15, Freshman Only Content: El Nino is back. What does that mean? This seminar will focus on both the forces of nature that make news coverage (hurricanes, tornados, floods, blizzards, El Nino/La Nina, tsunamis, climate change, et al) and how these often devastating occurrences are reported. Media research consistently shows high audience interest in weather stories and increasingly weather events receive extensive coverage. Participants in this seminar not only will learn what causes weather, but also how these events are reported (and should be reported), as well as the political and societal implications of such disasters. Texts:
Particulars: Freshman Only. Enrollment processed through Dean Brzinski's office only and permission is required prior to enrollment. JRNL 201WR: News Reporting & WritingSECTION 00P -- Faculty/Time/Location: McCarthy, Sissel; TT, 11:30 a.m. - 12:L45 p.m.; Callaway - S108; MAX 16 SECTION 01P -- Faculty/Time/Location: Campbell, Doniver; TT, 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.; Callaway - S108 - MAX 16 Content: This is an intensive writing workshop designed to teach specific skills -- reporting, intervieewing, editing, hard news and feature writing. The instructor will critique, edit and evaluate students' work intensively. Texts: TBA Particulars: Permission of the Journalism Program required. All sections are open to interested students but due to space limitations, permission of the Journalism Program is still required. Contact the Journalism Office (Callaway Center S106 OR 747-4221) to enroll. JRNL 301WR: Advanced News Reporting & WritingFaculty/Time/Location: Wilson, Kristopher, Charles Haddad; TT, 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.; Callaway Center - S108; MAX: 15 Content: This is an intensive writing workshop. The goal is to advance the students' abilities as journalists -- research, reporting, analysis of official documents and budgets, interviewing techniques, beat reporting, news writing, feature writing. Instructor will work closely with students to expand their writing. Texts:
Particulars: Permission of the Journalism Program required. Acceptance into the Journalism Program required. Satisfactory completion of JRNL 201 required. JRNL 305: Communication LawFaculty/Time/Location: Beck, Joseph; TH, 6:30-9:00 p.m.; TBA; MAX: 25 Content: This course provides a basic constitutional law background for journalism students. In addition to a study of fundamental free speech issues, the course will cover: defamation, privacy, fair trial/free press, reporter's privilege, commercial speech and pornography. Students will be expected to read and to analyze the major Supreme Court decisions in the area. There will be a series of short papers and a final examination. Texts: TBA Particulars: Permission of Journalism Program required. Acceptance into the Journalism Program required. JRNL 310WR: Magazine WritingFaculty/Time/Location: Haddad, Charles; TT, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.; Callaway Center - S108; MAX: 15 Content: An introduction to magazine feature writing, this course will be conducted as a professional workshop. Students will be required to produce two original, non-fiction magazine articles. Class sessions, assignments, and one-on-one consultations will be devoted to nurturing the requisite skills, discipline and ethical standards needed to become a successful magazine writer, including how to find, develop and sell story ideas, interviewing and research techniques, writing, rewriting, editing and fact-checking. Texts: TBA Particulars: Permission of the Journalism Program required. Satisfactory completion of JRNL 201 required. JRNL 311: Electronic MediaFaculty/Time/Location: Clontz, Ronald; MW, 5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.; Callaway Center - S108; MAX: 15 Content: The popularization of the Internet has changed journalism radically, both from the perspective of the newsgatherer and the news consumer. This class will examine the ways in which technology is changing the journalism landscape; from the 24-hour news cycle to ethics to digital content acquisition and distribution. Classes will be a mixture of lecture, discussion and hands-on lab exploring the professional and technical challenges of producing multimedia news. Students will produce Web and video content with an eye toward the impact of convergence on the business of journalism. Texts: TBA Particulars: Permission of the Journalism Program required. Acceptance into the Journalism Program required. Satisfactory completion of JRNL 201 required. JRNL 340SWR: Arts Writing & CriticismFaculty/Time/Location: Van Atten, Suzanne; W, 9:35 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Callaway Center - S108; MAX 15 Content: This course is conducted as a professional workshop. During the semester, students are required to produce a series of critical articles covering a wide spectrum of performing arts, including music, theater, film, dance and television. Class sessions and assignments are devoted to nuturing the requisite skills needed to become a successful reviewer or critic. The seminar includes presentations by faculty from Dance and Theatre Studies as well as visiting professional critics. Attendance at various arts performances after course hours also required. Texts: TBA Particulars: Permission of the Journalism Program required. JRNL 430WR: Journalism History & EthicsFaculty/Time/Location: Wilkerson, Isabel; W, 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Callaway Center - S108; MAX: 16 Content: This course explores the history of journalism from the hard-hitting work of the muckrakers through the time of Watergate, to the present. Making ethical decisions about accuracy and fairness, conflict of interest, deception, source/reporter relationships, privacy, and other journalistic issues are studied. Texts: TBA Particulars: Permission of the Journalism Program required. JRNL 495B: Honors in JournalismFaculty/Time/Location: Tefft, Sheila, TBA, TBA; Callaway - S108; MAX: 10 Content: Critical methods in analysis and interpretation, bibliographical materials and methods of independent scholarly research, and honors thesis. Texts: TBA Particulars: Satisfactory completion of JRNL 495A. Permission of Journalism Program required. Senior Journalism Program students only with GPA eligibility and permission of the Program Director. JRNL 496: Internship in JournalismFaculty/Time/Location: Tefft, Sheila, W, 12:50 - 1:40 p.m.; Callaway Center - S108; MAX 10 Content: Students report and write for a newspaper, magazine, broadcast outlet or other news medium for the equivalent of 10 weeks (for credit of four semester hours). The requirement may be met by several shorter internships totaling 10 weeks. Texts: None Particulars: Permission of the Journalism Program required. Acceptance into the Journalism Program required. JRNL 497R: Directed StudyFaculty/Time/Location: Tefft, Sheila, TBA, TBA; Callaway Center - S108; MAX 10 Content: Advanced directed studies on an approved journalism topic by special arrangement. Texts: TBA Particulars: Only open to senior students in the Journalism Program. Permission of the Journalism Program required.
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