JOUR3173W
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JOUR 3173W - Magazine & Feature Writing (3 Cr.) Writing Intensive, Online may be available
School of Journalism & Mass Communication (10976)
TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
Course description
This course is about writing feature stories for magazines. You'll learn how that enterprise differs from newspaper writing. You'll also learn about the various types of magazines that exist as well as what constitutes a magazine in this digital age. We will focus on niche - on the importance of writing for the magazine's audience. You'll learn how to sell your work to different markets and platforms. You'll also discover, if you don't already know it, that the best magazine writing is rooted in solid reporting. You'll be doing more interviewing, fact-finding, and field work than you may have imagined, all of which will improve your writing.
prereq: [JOUR 3004 or 3004H], JOUR 3101, Jour major
prereq: [JOUR 3004 or 3004H], JOUR 3101, Jour major
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
A-F - A-F Grade Basis
Lecture
Requirements
000942
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
Yes
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall & Spring