JOUR 5270 - Advanced Reporting Techniques

3 hours

Equips current and future journalists with the skills to do responsible reporting that includes getting information that is often difficult to obtain from government and private sources. This hands-on advanced reporting class focuses on “sunshine laws” and other freedom of information laws that are helpful in obtaining information legally available to the public; mining online databases of public records that pertain to stories journalists pursue for the public’s need to know about the institutions, public figures and other entities that affect our daily lives.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of school.