Course details

Name: ENWR - 250

Title: SEL TOP IN WRITING: COLUMN WRITING AND REPORTING

Section: 01

Semester: Spring - 2015

Credits: 3

Description:
TAUGHT BY Harvey Araton (NY Times)

Prerequisite: ENJR 210 News Reporting. Students will not only study and experience the craft of column writing and reporting in newspaper, magazine and on-line form; they will differentiate the work from opinions routinely expressed in editorials, blogs, essays and reported analyses. Through close examination of the best American columnists -- tabloid and broadsheet, past and present -- students will become familiar with various styles and methodologies, from the gum-shoe municipal story telling of a Jimmy Breslin to the global fearlessness of a Nicholas Kristof to the high-minded preaching of a George Will. They will learn about the latitude bestowed on the holder of such important real estate in any publication, along with the limits and often shifting set of expectations and ethics. There will be a strong focus on transcendent generalist voices -- those empowered to comment on any subject they choose -- as well as the emerging specialty columnist; a Ben Smith on politics, a David Carr on media, a Peter King on football.


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Schedule: Monday From 5:30 pm To 8:00 pm

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Teaching Faculty: Araton Harvey (aratonh)

Is course canceled: No