Publishing and Editing II

1.Course Description

This course is a continuation of Editing and Publishing I, and as such it further cultivates tools which future journalists will require to operate in a real-world newsroom at a professional level. Students will pitch stories, and engage in reporting, editing and publishing articles weekly for the school newspaper. Students will be expected to organize both short- and longer-term projects and to ensure coverage of their beat. Students will write both breaking news and feature stories along with assigning and editing them. They will also take on the role and responsibility of a journalist through weekly reporting and editing. Students will need to report and write stories outside of class hours. The course will run like a newsroom with the focus on practical skills and producing stories on regular deadlines.

2.Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students should:

• Be able to effectively pitch, report, edit and publish stories
• Develop their practical understanding of the field journalism
• Develop their professional understanding of the field journalism
• Improve skills of copy editing
• Exercise news judgment in various situations
• Conduct research and interviews and develop sources for stories