Narrative Journalism

COM JO 527

An intensive seminar and workshop in the techniques and strategies of narrative non-fiction reporting and writing. Topics include: interviewing for narrative, creating a workable structure for long-form writing, understanding the concept of arch of narrative, developing scenes and description and understanding the elements of revision. Four credits. (Undergraduate Prerequisites: COM JO 200 and consent of instructor. Graduate Prerequisites: COM JO 721 and consent of instructor.)