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.
Prerequisite
JOU 1110
Offered
Only offered in odd numbered years
- • write clear and effective stories about performances and the people involved in various forms of entertainment.
- • apply standards of truth, accuracy, and fairness in writing nonfiction pieces.
- • demonstrate ethical ways of reasoning and decision-making in covering entertainment.
- • incorporate best practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion in seeking out and covering events.
- • engage in research, interviewing and fact-checking for reported pieces.
- • demonstrate ability to provide and apply feedback.
- • produce work suitable for print and digital platforms.