JR 320 - Environmental Journalism

Credits: 4
Students produce multiple stories on environmental issues, learning the topic and the skills. It will be both a discussion course and a working course, embracing science and doing reporting. The course has a special focus on the story of the century: the climate change that will affect every aspect of our society. But it will examine a wide range of environmental topics, from local to national to global. Discussion will touch on the history of environmental reporting from Rachel Carson to those who dispute global warming and journalists who report on it. Students will learn how to recognize and find good stories, how to approach environmental issues, how to deal with scientists, how to research, report, write and produce from the field. Multimedia reporting is expected.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): JR 202, JR 216, JR 217, JR 219, or JR 221
Course Restrictions: Junior standing
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