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NewsWriting covers theory and practice in news writing. Emphasis is placed on writing for newspapers and web presentation; however, the basics learned in Newswriting transfer to other media formats: magazines, broadcast, blogs, etc. The basic news story will be written in inverted pyramid and Wall Street Journal styles. Stress is also placed on learning what is covered in the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook and how to use this journalist’s resource.
COURSE GOALS
Upon the completion of this course, you should be able to:
Darrell Blair is an instructor in the Department of Journalism and Technical Communication at Colorado State University. He received his undergraduate degree at CSU, reported and wrote professionally for 10 years, served as the general manager for the University of Colorado student newspaper The Mirror while working on his master’s degree, and completed all of the coursework for his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee.