JOURN 102 - REPORTING THE NEWS

    Recent Professors
    Reut Cohen
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    5.7Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3.5
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    JOURN 102 is an introductory course in the gathering and writing of news, features, and editorials.Studentslearntowriteclearlyand concisely via laboratory drills in journalism fundamentals. Topics of study include: news sources, acceptable pitch forms for stories, style and method of various mainstream mediaoutlets,rudimentarycopyediting,and lawandethicsofmediaandcommunication. Students use newspapers and other media at the local community level as well as the national and international metropolitan levels as learning tools.