This course (the second of two in the Journalism + Design core sequence) offers further and deeper practice in the skills required to practice journalism in the 21st century. Working within the realm of culture, students identify a beat, then pitch, write, and refine stories. In the process, they sharpen their research, observation, and interviewing skills; identify, research, and contact appropriate sources with varied perspectives; hone their newswriting, with greater attention to detail and nuance; and get used to working quickly and on deadline. To register, students must have taken News, Narrative & Design I and received a minimum grade of B.

This course (the second of two in the Journalism + Design core sequence) offers further and deeper practice in the skills required to practice journalism in the 21st century. Students identify a beat, then pitch, write, and refine stories. In the process, they sharpen their research, observation, and interviewing skills; identify, research, and contact appropriate sources with varied perspectives; hone their newswriting, with greater attention to detail and nuance; and get used to working quickly and on deadline. To register, students must have taken News, Narrative & Design I and received a minimum grade of B.

This course (the second of two in the Journalism + Design core sequence) offers further practice in the skills required to practice journalism in the 21st century. Students identify a beat, then pitch, write, and refine two feature news stories. In the process, they sharpen their reporting, writing, research, observation, and data skills; identify, and contact appropriate sources with varied perspectives; hone their writing, with greater attention to detail and nuance; and get used to working quickly and on deadline. To register, students must have taken News, Narrative & Design I and received a minimum grade of B.

In this course (the second of two in the Journalism + Design core sequence), students report in communities outside of Manhattan that are routinely marginalized by systems and commercial media. Students spend time in these communities to build relationships with community members and to identify and understand the news needs of residents. The course focuses on the three pillars of reporting — research, interviews and observations — through a process of critical thinking and empathy. Students learn to strengthen their interview skills, to gather rich details and anecdotes, to develop and refine story structure, and to practice clear narrative writing, all to tell authentic news stories. Students will also examine how to craft, design and deliver news stories to and for the communities in which they report. As Toni Cade Bambara writes, “My responsibility to myself, my neighbors, my family and the human family is to try to tell the truth.” To register, students must have taken News, Narrative & Design I and received a minimum grade of B.

This course (the second of two in the Journalism + Design core sequence) offers further and deeper practice in the skills required to practice journalism in the 21st century. Students identify a cultural beat, then pitch, write, and refine stories. In the process, they sharpen their research, observation, and interviewing skills; identify, research, and contact appropriate sources with varied perspectives; hone their news writing, with greater attention to detail and nuance; and get used to working quickly and on deadline. To register, students must have taken News, Narrative & Design I and received a minimum grade of B.