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Sep 20, 2024
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JOUR 5650 - Opinion Writing
Analysis of content, selection, and presentation of opinion in print and online media. Study of columnists, past and present, with extensive writing of analytical and persuasive editorials and columns.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Critically evaluate their own work and that of others for accuracy and fairness, clarity, appropriate style, and grammatical correctness.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the history and role of media columnists and editorial writers in shaping communications.
- Learn methods of persuasion and offer evidence when praising and criticizing.
- Learn to explain and interpret news and cultural events through editorials and editorial columns for the print and online media.
- Write correctly and clearly in forms appropriate for the communications professions, audiences and purposes they serve.
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