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AGCM 210 writing for ag & env media
3 hours (lecture-discussion-lab)
Fall and Spring Semesters
Course Objectives
- to offer the student basic instruction in writing for agricultural and environmental publications, with a heavy emphasis on news writing
- to serve as the foundation for the sequence of other journalism, agricultural and environmental communications courses, all of which require a high proficiency in writing skills
Topics
- News values and elements
- Writing the lead
- News story structure
- Quotations, attributions and sources
- Interviewing
- News feature writing
- Covering speeches and meetings
- Covering beats
- Covering science, agriculture and the environment
- Public relations
Assigned Text and Other Readings
Izard, Culbertson and Lambert: Fundamentals of News Reporting, 6th ed. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 1994
The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual. Reading, Massachusetts: Perseus Books, 1998.
Graded Activities
News story assignments (12)
Quizzes
Exams (2)