FEATURE AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM (CM3012)

An advanced feature-writing workshop focused on techniques for long-form and investigative journalism. Students will gain experience in story ideas, researching, interview techniques, structuring feature articles. Emphasis will be placed on researching and data gathering for in-depth magazine and investigative reporting. This workshop will develop writing skills for careers in magazine style and investigative journalism on subjects selected by students. Articles can be published on the Peacock Plume website.

Code:

CM3012

Name:

FEATURE AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

Discipline:

CM (Communications)

Type:

Regular

Level:

Undergraduate

Credits:

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Pre-requisites:

(CM1011 OR CM1011CCR) OR CM1023 OR EN1010 OR (EN2020 OR EN2020CCE)

Co-requisites:

None

Learning Outcomes

gain a critical and historical understanding of the tradition of investigative journalism, and how it has evolved, from its emergence in the late nineteenth century to today
learn advanced research techniques, including databases searches, in producing feature and investigative journalism
learn conceptual and practical approaches to different forms and styles of feature and investigative journalism fit for a multimedia distribution
learn to formulate questions, and test hypotheses, in story ideas and their development into long-form pieces of journalism
learn to work collaboratively in teams and adhere to ethical standards of journalistic responsibility

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Term	Code	Name
Fall 2024	CM3012	FEATURE AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

FEATURE AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM (CM3012)

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