Course Infomation

WRRII - SHERP, Spring 2011

Day(s): T, 10am-3:15pm

Location: 654

Course ID: G54.1022.002

Instructor(s): Stephen S. Hall

Syllabus: Download PDF

Description

Writing and Reporting Workshop II is an introduction to long-form science journalism. Drawing on the narrative techniques of great fiction, students will produce news features, books (proposals and outlines), reported essays, stand-alone videos and explanatory pieces. In addition to these major assignments, there will be extensive in-class writing and reading exercises, including character sketches, op-eds and close textual analysis. Most classes will also reserve time for an informal "story meeting," where students will pitch story ideas. This will culminate with a formal query letter pitched to a specific media outlet.

Open to SHERP students only.