Lab 2

Lauren Duff

JMC 2033: Steyn

August 26, 2009

Writing for Mass Media (JMC 2033) is a required course when students are majoring in a field of journalism at the Gaylord College of Journalism. It is a class that encourages creativity as well as an understanding of the different writing techniques involved within the outlets of media including broadcast, print and advertising.

Writing for Mass Media (JMC 2033) includes a lecture and a lab that will help improve students’ writing skills. During the lab, students will write using different media forms while being advised by the instructor and their peers. Advice and comments will also be offered in order to make a successful story. Students will practice and master grammar, punctuation and spelling during the class, ensuring a more professional and valid complete story.

Whether it’s writing a script for a news story or writing a story for a newspaper, writing for the media comes in a variety and shows diversity. When entering the real world after college and tackling the journalism field, it is essential to understand the different writing structures for the media and the appropriate directions to write for the media. Writing for Mass Media (JMC 2033) will help with the different writing structures used within the journalism fields and help improve students’ general writing abilities. Students will also develop news analysis and judgment that will help them filter out appropriate stories and ideas to write about as well as become more open to current events and the role it plays on the public.

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Information from JMC 2033 Writing for the Media Syllabus