Journalism 332 - Sports Journalism

Fall
2016
01
4.00
Steve Fox
M W 10:10AM 12:10PM
UMass Amherst
73189
A hands-on course aimed at how to write, edit and cover sports stories. Interviewing skills will be honed in this class, and you will need a flexible schedule in order to cover games outside of classes. Students will learn to write a variety of stories ranging from straight game stories to previews to features and breaking news. Students will read and analyze successful writing styles from sportswriters in all mediums, including broadcast and the Web.
Open to Senior, Junior and Sophomore Journalism majors only. Pre Req: JOURNAL 300
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.