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JRN 1001 College: An Introduction 1 QH Intended for freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences. Seeks to introduce freshmen to the liberal arts in general, as well as to familiarize them with their major; help them develop the academic skills necessary to succeed (e.g., analytical ability and critical thinking); provide grounding in the culture and values of the University community; and help them develop interpersonal skills-in short, to familiarize students with all skills needed to become a successful university student. JRN 1103 Newswriting 1 4 QH Covers functions of the editorial department and procedures in obtaining and writing news stories. Offers extensive news writing and an introduction to interviewing. Legal issues defined. Typing skills required. JRN 1104 Newswriting 2 4 QH Offers practice in multiple-source and breaking stories. Provides an introduction to government and court reporting, advanced work in interviewing, and experience in writing under deadline pressure. Discusses legal issues. Prereq. JRN 1103, with grade of C or better. JRN 1105 Computer-Assisted Reporting 4 QH Offers students an opportunity to learn to prepare stories for new and emerging technologies, including on-line publications, and to develop research skills in the use of search engines on the Internet. Includes writing and designing stories for on-line newspapers, magazines, and other publications. Students are expected to be proficient in use of the Internet before taking this course; supplemental training is available from the Division of Academic Computing. Prereq. JRN 1103 and JRN 1104, with grade of C or better. JRN 1206 Editing 4 QH Provides practice in copy editing, headline writing, and origination editing. Presents assignments in photo selection, cropping, and cutline writing. Introduces page layout. Prereq. JRN 1104, with grade of C or better and middler status. JRN 1250 Interpreting the Day's News 4 QH Considers the news of the day and the function of the newspaper, news magazine, and news broadcasts in American life. Topics include rights and responsibilities of the press and how news is gathered, processed, and disseminated by the various media. (Core Category VI) For nonmajors as well as majors. JRN 1251 Visual Storytelling 4 QH Provides an introduction to the visual aspects of journalistic storytelling. Studies the principles of shooting, editing, writing, and graphic design, along with the historical development of visual narrative. Requires students to critically examine how journalists tell stories with visuals and to consider the broader implications of these practices. JRN 1301 Basic Photojournalism 4 QH Covers camera procedures, cropping techniques, theory, and photo captions. JRN 1305 Techniques of Journalism 4 QH Provides practice in writing in-depth and multiple-source stories requiring significant research. Provides an introduction to option writing and practice in writing features and reviews. Prereq. JRN 1104. JRN 1320 Radio News Gathering and Reporting 4 QH Covers writing and editing news for radio, with practice in interviewing, organizing news scripts, and integrating audio materials into broadcast. Prereq. JRN 1103 and JRN 1104. JRN 1336 Public Relations Principles 4 QH Presents the principles, history, and methods of public relations, processes of influencing public opinion, responsibilities of the public relations practitioner, and analyses of public relations programs. Prereq. Upperclass standing, JRN 1103 and JRN 1104. JRN 1350 Advertising Principles 4 QH Covers the development, procedures, economic functions, and responsibilities of advertising: planning, research, production, and other elements that go into successful advertising. Prereq. Upperclass standing. JRN 1421 Television Newswriting 4 QH Covers writing for TV news, the importance of the writer-reporter as field-producer and writer-producer, and terms and language used in the production of TV news shows. Includes production of news shows, field trips to TV stations, and guest lecturers from TV news. Prereq. JRN 1103 and JRN 1104, with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor. JRN 1422 Television News Production 4 QH Demonstrates techniques used by electronic journalists and TV news producers. Provides the opportunity to build a TV news show and to do reporting with portable TV cameras and editing equipment. Prereq. JRN 1421. JRN 1423 Documentary Production 4 QH Provides students with an opportunity to research and produce short video documentaries and acquaints students with a range of professional documentary work through screenings and discussions. Working individually or in collaboration with up to two other class members, students will have the opportunity to propose, research, shoot, write, and edit video documentary projects that will be screened at the end of the quarter. Prereq. JRN 1422 or permission of instructor. JRN 1432 Local Reporting 4 QH Discusses coverage of town/city government, with emphasis on the "beat" approach to reporting public affairs. Focuses on practical, in-the-field experience with town meetings, meetings of boards of selectmen, and other commissions and State House reporters. Prereq. JRN 1104, with a grade of C or better. JRN 1440 Design and Graphics 4 QH Introduces graphic design terminology and principles using Adobe PageMaker, a leading desktop publishing program. Provides students with the opportunity to learn how to plan a publication based on audience and budget. Includes design assignments such as newspapers, magazines, brochures, advertisements, and corporate identity programs. Emphasizes deadlines and quality of the printed publication. Prereq. JRN 1103 and JRN 1104. JRN 1451 Advertising Copy Writing 4 QH Covers theory and techniques of creating advertising copy for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and direct mail. Emphasizes fact gathering, copy structure, and advertising design. Prereq. JRN 1103 and JRN 1350, or permission of instructor. JRN 1460 Public Relations Problems 4 QH Applies public relations techniques to actual problems; presents case studies in industry, labor, education, government, social welfare, and trade associations. Prereq. JRN 1336. JRN 1501 History of Journalism 4 QH Traces the development of American journalism from its European and English beginnings. Topics include the colonial press, the great personal journalists of the nineteenth century, and the impact of major technological changes in mass communications media in the twentieth century. Some writing required. Prereq. Upperclass standing. JRN 1508 Law of the Press 4 QH Examines legal problems of libel, invasion of privacy, and access to government information; discusses the balance between private rights and the public's "need to know." Prereq. Upperclass standing. JRN 1512 Journalism Ethics and Issues 4 QH Discusses the responsibilities of news media, ethical problems confronting decision-makers in various journalistic fields, and the principles found in codes of various professional societies. Students fulfill their experiential education requirement by writing a ten- to twelve-page paper on an ethical problem they faced while working in the media. Prereq. Junior or senior status. Fulfills the college's experiential education requirement. RN 1522 Magazine Writing 4 QH Covers writing and freelancing magazine articles; analyzing magazines as markets; and selecting the best feature format-how-to, profile, personal experience, human interest, interpretive pieces, and others. Prereq. JRN 1104, with a grade of C or better. JRN 1552 Advertising Practice 4 QH Covers the preparation of advertising for print and broadcast media, including campaign planning and space and time buying and scheduling. Includes product research, consumer surveys, and measuring the effects of advertising. Prereq. JRN 1451. JRN 1561 Public Relations Practice 4 QH Demonstrates practices and techniques employed in the field, including organization of events and functions. Studies campaign planning, research, and media relationships. Prereq. JRN 1336. JRN 1703 Newswriting 1 (Honors) 4 QH Honors equivalent of JRN 1103. JRN 1704 Newswriting 2 (Honors) 4 QH Honors equivalent of JRN 1104. JRN 1870, JRN 1880 Seminar 4 QH each Offers discussions and readings on topics of current significance in various journalistic fields. Prereq. Upperclass standing. JRN 1888, 1889 Experiential Education Directed Study 4 QH each Draws upon the student's approved experiential activity and integrates it with study in the academic major. Restricted to those students who are using it to fulfill their experiential education requirement. JRN 1890 Directed Study in Journalism 4 QH Prereq. Permission of instructor. JRN 1891 Topics: Newspaper Internship 4 QH Prereq. Permission of instructor. JRN 1892 Topics: Beat Reporting 4 QH Prereq. Permission of instructor. JRN 1893 Topics: Newspaper Publishing (NEPA) 4 QH Prereq. Permission of instructor. JRN 1894, JRN 1895, JRN 1896, JRN 1897 4 QH each Junior/Senior Honors Project For details, contact the honors office.
JRN 1899 Advanced TV Production 4 QH Provides students with guidance in the development of special projects in television and video production. Studies advanced directing (studio and field), lighting, scriptwriting, editing, graphics, and postproduction technology. Students involved in the Northeastern Student Network project may also receive credit. Prereq. Permission of instructor.
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