JOUR 512 - Investigative Reporting

Three hours.
3 Credits

This course requires students to apply their skills in research and writing to produce investigative stories on societal, governmental and/or scientific issues for print, broadcast and online formats. The goal is to examine an issue that goes beneath the surface to discover not only the publicly available information, but also harder-to-find information that seeks to present the fullest possible picture. The course will also require students to confront the ethical issues and problems that face investigative journalists, to learn to develop and protect sources and to think critically and skeptically.

Prerequisite(s) None
Co-Requisite(s) None
Offered FALL/SPRING