Syllabi

Science reporting: Covering the environment, technology and medicine

Semester-long course on science reporting, including the environment, technology and medicine

Political reporting: Covering elections, governance and the democratic process

Semester-long course on political reporting, including governance, the democratic process, and how to cover elections,

Research tip sheets: Lessons on reading studies, understanding data and methods

2012 curriculum overview with links to a variety of materials that help foster basic research competencies.

Health reporting: Semester-long course on covering the science, policy and business of health care

Semester-long course on covering the science, policy and business of health care in the United States.

Business reporting: Semester-long course on how to develop compelling business-related stories

Semester-long course on how to understand what’s going on at companies and to report and write compelling business stories.

Legal reporting: Covering the judicial system and understanding its importance

Semester-long course on the structure of the judicial system and its terminology, function, and importance in public understanding of how the government operates.

Feature writing: Crafting research-based stories with characters, development and a structural arc

Semester-long syllabus that teaches students how to write stories with characters, show development and follow a structural arc.

Basic newswriting: Learn how to originate, research and write breaking-news stories

Syllabus for semester-long course on the fundamentals of covering and writing the news.