Intro to Journalism in English

Instructor: Joe Milan

E-Mail: sejong.joe@gmail.com
Phone: 02-2164-4457
Office: IH306
Office Hours, by appointment: T, Th

Overview

Materials

Students will be introduced to the essentials of journalistic style, tone, and

interviewing techniques. Students will write independently and will collaborate
to create engaging articles, report on current events and personalities related to
CUK. Students will learn firsthand the privilege and responsibility of presenting a
public voice in a community.

Resources via class website

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Schedule

Goals

*These dates are flexible, tentative and

rarely adhered to.

The principle goal of this course is for the students to have a clearer
understanding of journalism by learning to see the world and (hopefully) the
news through the unbiased and objective eye of a reporter. In addition, by the
end of the course students will

Week 1: Introduction & ER Project

assigned.

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be able to discuss opinions with better clarity in English.

find and investigate stories in a community.
write with better clarity, engagement, and objectivity.

Teaching Methods
In this course students will read, write and discuss topics related to journalism,
culture, and current events from selected materials. This will be student-centered
learning experience: students participation will be essential since this will not be a
lecture class, rather a workshop where we try to apply the skills of journalism
to the articles we read and write. Homework will consist largely of an extensive
reading project where you will read and reflect on the current news. In lieu of
exams or tests, students will be evaluated on their portfolio of articles that they
write and edit throughout the semester.

Evaluation
Students are expected to attend all classes, read assigned materials on time, and
participate in class discussions and activities.
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Attendance/Participation: 20% (including out of class interviews;

investigation and reporting)
Extensive Reading project: 20%
Articles: 60% (To be evaluated at Midterm and Final assessments)

Intro to Journalism

Week 2: 5ws & 1 H

Week 3: Principles of Interviewing
Week 4: The Inverted Pyramid
Week 5: Being Human and Finding the
Story
Week 6: What is bias and why are people
saying such bad things about it?
Week 7: Bias continued.
Week 8: Midterm Assessment
Week 9: Headlines and Pitching an
article.
Week 10: Mechanics of Good Sentences
Week 11: Making and Interpreting
Surveys
Week 12: Writing Mechanics
Week 13: Opinion Articles
Week 14: Pathos. Ethos. Logos.
Week 15: Make up Week
Week 16: Final Assessment