This unit teaches the most basic component of good journalism: gathering news. It covers gathering and verifying news, how to conduct interviews, news writing techniques and how to select news worthy stories. Ethical standards in news gathering as well as conventions are looked at. How to compile information using traditional road work, digitally, online and via news networks are all taught. Various forms of news gathering are taught in topic specific forms such as politics, business, sport and science. -- Course Website
Instructor: Winthrop Professor Peter van Onselen