This course introduces the basic elements of the feature writing form. It focuses on teaching research and interviewing skills that produce vivid, original stories that are anchored in dialogue, description, and telling details that reveal character and point of view – articles that go deeper than news reporting to explore the essence and context of events. The course also introduces the magazine medium, while providing core values that apply to feature writing for newspapers and documentary broadcast journalism. Classroom exercises and assignments will focus on bibliographic research, substantial interviewing, analysis of ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions, and a writing style that rests on clarity, brevity, and variety. Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 4 hrs. Prerequisites: JRN 121 and JRN 199 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 3
