This course emphasizes the elements of news writing, including the writing of leads, the organization of news stories, and writing conventions for various types of news stories. Building on the principles of writing learned in previous courses, students will undertake advanced exercises in newsgathering, interviewing and newswriting for print and online media. Students are expected to cover in-depth news events, to conduct thorough investigations, and to write stories professionally. Students also study the risks of reporting information from anonymous sources; the differences between on-the-record, off-the-record, background and deep background reporting; and the role of watchdog journalism. The uses and forms of quotations in the attribution of information is also studied.
- Teacher: Nurten Avtürk