Transfers ToCSUDescriptionPrerequisite: None. Total lecture 54 hours. Exploration of professional nonfiction magazine article writing, including methods of locating and researching stories for publication and the relatability to the market. Techniques in writing leads, creating consistent news threads, interviewing multiple sources for stories; understanding how to cite sources, plagiarism, AP Stylebook, and newsworthiness, and how to query a publication. Students will be introduced to the magazine industry and learn how to target their ideas and approaches to various publications. Students will be exposed to examples of high-quality magazine journalism and practice using literary techniques, such as description and scene setting, in their writing. They will develop skills in generating marketable ideas, reporting, and writing for magazine audiences. Students will produce several articles over the course of the semester with the goal of publication. (A/CSU) 