Journalists develop information through interviews and sources. The most successful journalists quickly master these important skill sets. The production of journalism relies on several elements: newsgathering, interviewing sources, researching and trying to find as much information as possible. The course will also teach you how to where to find information, interviewing skills and how to process information from various sources for publication.
Gathering and Developing the News
Gathering and Developing the News
This course is part of Become a Journalist: Report the News! Specialization
Instructors: Joanne C. Gerstner
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HS
Reviewed on Nov 26, 2016
I like the course and the teachers. I don't like the peer review because most of the students don't work hard enough on their reviews. I do want the challenge and the feedback.
GP
Reviewed on Nov 24, 2017
This was the brilliant course. Being a journalist I found so many new things that I did not know earlier. For beginners and for experienced, this is simply gem of a course.
FK
Reviewed on Aug 13, 2016
relevant and very easy to follow for beginners. I learned a lot and have been using many new findings in my own blogging and tweeting as citizen journalist.
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