HAM420 Convergent Journalism

Online newswriting shares characteristics of newspaper, broadcast and public relations writing, three topics covered in many “News 101″ classes. Online journalists, whether professionals writing for http://washingtonpost.com or “citizen journalists” self-publishing at http://blogspot.com, also practice the fact-gathering and fact-checking skills learned in reporting classes, as well as the headline, caption and summary writing taught in editing classes.

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