This course covers the basic requirements of newswriting and reporting, including interviewing, covering news events, and more. This class will include in-class and outside reporting assignments, and fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.

The relationships among reporters, publishers, and politicians, and how each uses the media. Using historical biographies and other texts, the class will examine past strategies by politicians and media figures. Topics include campaign strategies, Washington politics, day-to-day effectiveness in office, making arguments through the media, and how those not elected use the media. Taught by Congressman Richard Neal of the First District, Massachusetts, the class offers an opportunity for students to hear how elected officials work with the press.

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This course will introduce you to the different styles and genres of magazine writing, including travel, food, the personal essay, the profile and the issues piece. We will tell these stories in a digital-first format that goes beyond text to include photos, audio and video. We'll also work on audience engagement and use social media to connect readers to the work we produce in this class. The best work will be published on Amherstwire.

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Individual field study and practice for a semester or a summer in news organizations, public agencies, or elsewhere. Part-time arrangements possible. Internship credit divided between Pass/Fail in JOURNAL 298 and 1-6 graded credits in JOURNAL 398. Prerequisites: JOURNAL 300, 45 completed credit hours, and a grade point average of 2.5, or consent of director of internships.