Journalism 332 - Sports Journalism
Spring
2019
01
4.00
Steve Fox
M W 9:05AM 11:05AM
UMass Amherst
16237
Integ. Learning Center S405
stevejfox@journ.umass.edu
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 JOURNAL majors in the Sports Journalism concentration. Pre Req: JOURNAL 300 Open to majors enrolled in Sports Journalism concentration, and others by Instructor consent.