2019 - Spring

Writing For Reporters

Course Number: JOUR-GA 1182.007

Day & Time: Monday 9:30-12:30

Location: 7th Fl Library

Instructor: Ta-Nehisi Coates

Writing for Reporters is a course for journalists with a strong reporting foundation who wish to improve their ability to communicate that reporting with impact. The class is a mix of workshop and reading journalists who excel at both reporting and writing including, Elizabeth Kolbert, Kathryn Schultz, Ian Frazier and James Baldwin.

If you are interested in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ spring 2019 course please submit a 1000 word essay on why you want to be in this course to Tiffany Charbonier (tc91@nyu.edu) by 11:59 pm on November 1, 2018. Late applications will not be considered. Your application should be saved in a Word or PDF file and include your full name, net id, class year (first, second), and concentration in the heading of the paper. NOTE: Only students who are currently journalism master’s students will be considered for this course.