Department of Human & Community Development, University of Illinois

                                                                                                           
                    

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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

Graded Activities

  • News story assignments (12)
  • Quizzes
  • Exams (2)

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