About the course

What: Newswriting

When: Fall Semester 2009

Where: Kolbe Hall, Room 208 

Who:Paula Maggio, Buchtelite adviser

How to reach her: maggiop@uakron.edu or 330-972-5475

Office:Room 51 Student Union

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 3:00 to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Please make an appointment in advance.

Course materials to bring to each class:

• Reporting for the Media, by John Bender, Lucinda Davenport, Michael Drager and Fred Fedler. Ninth edition, 2009.
• Associated Press Stylebook
• A sharp pencil
• Akron Beacon Journal or another daily newspaper as assigned

Optional, but strongly recommended: A memory stick to transport your files between home and lab

Skills you need for the course:

• Basic typing skills
• Language competency achieved by successful completion of university-level composition classes

Course objectives:

• To write leads that emphasize the news.

• To build news stories suitable for general publication and edit them on deadline.

• To become proficient in the use of Associated Press style.

• To ethically evaluate the newsworthiness of people, events and issues.

• To begin to hone newsgathering techniques, which include skills such as interviewing.

• To become a good writing coach for yourself.

Course Syllabus and Other Resources:

Visit our course page on Springboard to view and download course resources.