Journalism 497TG - ST-Invstgv Journlsm&The Web II
Spring
2013
01
4.00
Steve Fox
TU TH 2:30PM 4:30PM
UMass Amherst
12615
This course introduces students to basic investigative techniques, including scanning police records, court records, and land records. This is a hands-on class where students learn the basics of computer-assisted reporting, database reporting and mapping the results of your investigations. This is a project-oriented class with students in the class reporting and investigating a topic for the majority of the semester.
Open to Senior and Junior JOURNAL majors only. Pre Req: JOURNAL 300