JOU 3640 ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALISM

Students will write about entertainment with a deep look at the arts. Students learn the ethics of entertainment reporting and learn how to interview performers, directors, and producers by studying in-depth entertainment reporting, arts criticism, and trends coverage. Students will learn the business of entertainment and how that might impact their coverage.

Credits

4 sh

Prerequisite

JOU 1110

Offered

• Fall
• Spring

1. • write clear and effective stories about performances and the people involved in various forms of entertainment.
2. • apply standards of truth, accuracy, and fairness in writing nonfiction pieces.
3. • demonstrate ethical ways of reasoning and decision-making in covering entertainment.
4. • incorporate best practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion in seeking out and covering events.
5. • engage in research, interviewing and fact-checking for reported pieces.
6. • demonstrate ability to provide and apply feedback.
7. • produce work suitable for print and digital platforms.