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JRN 200 - Writing and Reporting News

Basic reporting and writing skills. Storytelling with news judgment, information gathering, readability and ethics. News styles and structure in alternative delivery methods. Independent sources and interviewing techniques in a lab setting. Writing news across platforms. AP style.

Average Grade - 3.215
Median Grade - 3.5
1062 total students

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JRN 218 - Sports in Contemporary Media

Introduction to today’s media coverage of sports, including college and professional major and Olympic sports. Survey of development of traditional and new media reporting. Legal, and ethical issues, including contracts and copyrights of sports media.

Average Grade - 3.795
Median Grade - 4.0
595 total students

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JRN 317 - Sports Journalism

Introduction to the specialized field of sports journalism. Reporting on high school, college, Olympic, and professional major sports. Interaction with sports journalists from various media; writing and producing sports stories in multi-media formats. Ethical decision-making.

Average Grade - 3.763
Median Grade - 4.0
260 total students

Latest grades from Spring 2024

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JRN 402 - Public Relations Topics in Journalism

Current and rotating topics related to the practice of public relations.

Average Grade - 3.866
Median Grade - 4.0
56 total students

Latest grades from Spring 2019

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JRN 404 - Sports Broadcast and Production

Hands-on broadcast sports reporting, storytelling in a team setting focused on Michigan State University athletics. Report on-the-field sporting events and help produce weekly sports broadcasts. Basic camera operation, live sports event producing, broadcast and sideline reporting, anchoring, play-by-play announcing, floor direction, teleprompter operation and use, camera and soundboard operation, social media engagement.

Average Grade - 3.977
Median Grade - 4.0
111 total students

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JRN 417 - Sports Reporting

Introduction to specialized field of sports journalism; reporting on high school, college and professional major sports and Olympic sports. Interaction with sports journalists from various media; writing and producing sports stories in multi-media formats.

Average Grade - 3.294
Median Grade - 3.5
246 total students

Latest grades from Spring 2018

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JRN 418 - Advanced Sports Reporting

Upper-level exploration of issues in sports journalism and directed professional work experiences at outlets.

Average Grade - 4.000
Median Grade - 4.0
43 total students

Latest grades from Fall 2014

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JRN 492 - Journalism Special Topics

Various issues, skills or themes relating to journalism.

Average Grade - 3.739
Median Grade - 4.0
449 total students

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JRN 493 - Journalism Professional Field Experience

Supervised field experience at a professional media organization. Media related issues.

620 total students

Latest grades from Fall 2016

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