Communication Studies 211A:

Beginning Newswriting and Reporting

Fall 2002

Instructor: Brian Steffen


  • Telephone: 961-1650 or 964-5157
  • Office and Hours: McNeill 24, MW 10-12 and 1-2
  • Email: steffen@storm.simpson.edu
  • This course offers study in the fundamentals of newswriting, including methods of news judgment, news gathering and modern news style. Emphasis in this course is placed on the coverage of breaking news events. The prerequisite is English 102: Basic Composition and Rhetoric II, or its equivalent.

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