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JOUR 402 - Business Journalism

(3 units)
Learn to report incisively on businesses and industries by conducting extensive reporting, analyzing quantitative data and major sources of business news.

Prerequisite(s): JOUR 307   or JOUR 361 ; Journalism major or minor status.

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. create incisive articles about companies and industries by analyzing stock-market data, financial statements, Securities and Exchange Commission filings, and other sources of information.
2. create a work of in-depth investigative journalism about a business topic.
3. assess the quality of business news from different sources of media including the Web, newspapers, magazines, radio/podcasts, TV, books, and documentary film.


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