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News and Feature Writing

WCWP-40276

The goal of this course is to introduce you to the purpose of journalism and the fundamentals of news and featue writing. In this ever-changing media landscape, one thing can remain constant: an individual reporter's professionalism. This course is intended to help students learn to develop story ideas, cultivate sources, practice interviewing techniques, and craft and structure compelling articles. Journalism ethical standards are covered and provide a valuable guideline for best practices.

Course Information

Online
3.00 units
$470.00
Notes: Prerequisites: You must have native-level fluency with English and the ability to write clear, logical, and grammatically correct sentences. You will need a computer, a high-speed connection, MS Word, and proficiency with all of the above.

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This course applies to these programs

Creative Writing Science Communication

Course sessions

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Section ID:

186187

Class type:

Online Asynchronous.

This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 1/10/2025
  • 1st no meeting date: 1/20/2025
  • 2nd no meeting date: 2/17/2025
  • Early Enrollment Discount: $470 ($495 if enrolled after 12/9/2024)

Note:

online. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.

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Instructor: William Carless

William Carless
Will Carless has spent 20 years working as a full-time journalist across the globe. He is currently USA TODAY’s national correspondent covering extremism and emerging issues. He was previously a correspondent covering extremism at the Center for Investigative Reporting. Before that, he worked as a foreign correspondent for Public Radio International in South and Central America and before that he was Head of Investigations at the Voice of San Diego. In his two decades in the profession, Will has worked in newspapers, radio, television and feature films. He has won national and international awards for his reporting, and has interviewed presidents, hardcore neo-Nazis, international superstars and fishermen on the Amazon river.  Will has traveled to more than 80 countries, reporting in most of them. He lives in California and is a keen surfer, snowboarder, mountain biker and gardener. He teaches Writer's Art of Interviewing and News and Feature Writing for the Creative Writing Program. 
 
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