This eight-session course teaches participants the basic news-writing and reporting skills needed to cover issues of concern to their community. All materials are provided. Registration required.
Session topics include interviewing strategies, photography tips, fact-checking, determining newsworthiness, handling ethical questions of community reporting, following basic journalistic writing practices and more.
Students must attend at least six sessions (first and last class are mandatory) and write a full article for their final project to obtain the certificate. Sessions are led by a journalism professor and include guest presentations from writers and editors from several community publications and national media outlets. Final projects are published online.
Session dates: Jan. 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12 (on Zoom), 19, 26; March 5 and 12
Sponsored by Mercer County Community College with support from the library and grant funding from Journalism + Design at The New School.