Journalism 391J - S-Food Writing

This course approaches food writing from a news reporting perspective. The Pioneer Valley is home to a network of food producers, from farmers and cheese makers to brewers and beekeepers. Students will travel into the field to meet people who make and grow what we eat, conducting interviews and collecting information to synthesize into multimedia stories from publication around themes such as health, history, travel, ecology, animal welfare, social change, nutrition, and home cooking. Students will experience the full spectrum of food writing-blogs, magazine articles, personal essays, reviews, recipe-centered pieces, social and cultural commentary- and create stories in a variety of these forms.

Open to Journalism majors only. Pre Req: JOURNAL 300