JOUR328R

Special Topics in News Writing and Reporting; Business and Economic Reporting

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Prerequisite: JOUR320. Students will explore why economic and business themes are among the top stories generating reader interest. Topics vary each semester but can focus on the economic impact of immigration, employment, income inequality, wage stagnation, trade wars and affordable housing. Students will learn to identify newsworthy stories and interpret and integrate numbers and financial data into stories in a compelling way.

Sister Courses: JOUR328A, JOUR328B, JOUR328C, JOUR328D, JOUR328E, JOUR328F, JOUR328G, JOUR328I, JOUR328J, JOUR328K, JOUR328L, JOUR328M, JOUR328N, JOUR328O, JOUR328P, JOUR328Q, JOUR328T, JOUR328U, JOUR328V, JOUR328W, JOUR328X, JOUR328Y, JOUR328Z

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Constance Ford

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Constance Ford

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Rob Wells

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Robert Matthews

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.33 between 42 students*

JOUR328R Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 30.95%
A: 7.14%
A+: 11.9%
B-: 7.14%
B: 14.29%
B+: 21.43%
C: 4.76%
F: 2.38%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.