English 301MW - Journalism: Magazine Writing

In this class we will read extensively from contemporary articles in the New Yorker, Slate, Vanity Fair, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and other mainstream publications as we study the best magazine writing in America today. Writing assignments will stress getting students out of the library and into the world. Each student will be asked to pursue stories of her own, and produce original writing distinguished by solid reporting, independent research, and compelling and elegant prose.