Journalism I
Overview
Explore a career in journalism and learn how to write a news story, a feature story, and an editorial. Throughout this course, you will learn best practices for conducting research and interviews, analyzing the reliability of sources, and self-editing.
Major Concepts:
- The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution
- Freedom of press
- History of American journalism
- First amendment issues
- Advancements in technology
- Types of news mediums
- Characteristics of a journalist
- Gatekeepers of journalism
- Different types of journalist
- Careers in journalism
- How to conduct research
- Analyzing the reliability of sources
- Informative news reporting
- The inverted pyramid and writing a lead
- Elements of strong writing (grammar)
- Interviewing a source
- Formal vs. informal writing
- Revision process and self-editing
- Feature story writing (narrative writing)
- Code of ethics
- Making ethical decisions in news reporting
- Slander and libel
- Narrative writing techniques
- Using images and technology to enhance writing
- Ethical sharing of images
- Using details and anecdotes to tell a story
- Writing effective conclusions
- Revision process and self-editing
- Giving a strong presentation
- Argument techniques and appeals
- Pathos, ethos, and logos
- How to recognize propaganda
- Editorial story writing (argument writing)
- Claim and counterclaim
- Listening and speaking skills
- Evaluating a speech for effectiveness
- Identifying credible sources
- Writing a rebuttal
- Varying syntax
- Revision process and self-editing
Fee Details
S.No. | Program Name | Fee Component | Amount (USD) | Description |
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1. | Regular | Course Fee | $ 400 | To be paid by the student at the time of Registration. |
Grade Level
Grade 9, 10, 11, 12
Duration
Annual
Requirements
None
Prerequisites
Language Arts 3 recommended