JOU 4181 - Public Affairs Reporting
Catalog description:
Instruction and practice in basic public affairs reporting, with emphasis on responsible coverage of courts, schools, and city and county government.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: JOU 3101 Reporting, JOU 3110 Fact Finding
Student goals for the course:
- To understand the significance of local court and government activities to individual readers and to the broader community
- To be able to identify and background news topics using live sources as well as traditional and on-line public records
- To be able to report on those topics fairly, accurately, substantially and readably on deadline
- To adhere to high standards of style, spelling and grammar
- To understand relevant legal and ethical issues
- To incorporate diverse sources and points of view into coverage
Assignments:
The majority of the assignments are live coverage of local public affairs activities, including civil and criminal trials, elections, the school board and city and county commissions. There are midterm and final exams.
Semesters this course is offered: Fall, Spring
Online Syllabus:
Edward Weston:
The Campaign for the University of Florida