LLSJ
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Newswriting Workshop

Eugene Lang College Lib Arts: Journalism + Design

Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Newswriting Workshop
Fall 2025
Taught By:
Section: A

CRN: 18320

Credits: 4

In this course, students will focus on writing journalism in a variety of genres, including breaking news, more complex or in-depth enterprise stories, and features. Some reporting will be involved, but most of the work is writing, rewriting, and editing stories, with a focus on structure, mechanics, clarity, conciseness, and writing on deadline. Readings will including examples from newspapers and magazines. This course is recommended for students who have taken News, Narrative & Design II and are planning to write a longform story or a portfolio of articles for their Senior Capstone project; for students writing (or eager to write) for the New School Free Press; and for any Journalism + Design majors who want to strengthen their newswriting skills. This course fulfills the Form Elective for the Journalism + Design major.

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)

Department: Journalism + Design (JND)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 18

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2025 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2025 (Monday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 10:40pm EDT 4/30/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Monday, Wednesday
Times: 4:00pm - 5:40pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 8/27/2025 - 12/15/2025