Special Topics (390-0-70)

Topic

Sports Writing and Reporting

Instructors

Claudia Kozman

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 1-302: Tues, Su 8:30AM - 9:45AM (AST)

Overview of class

This course is for students who want to do sports journalism in Qatar, a unique environment for both sports and journalism. "Sports journalism" can be divided roughly between sports writing and sports reporting, and we read and do both. As reporters, you will produce content on deadline, prepare game stories and features, and learn social media as it is most commonly used in live game coverage. As sportswriters, you will prepare features, profiles, and columns. Finally, we will examine some of the new forms of sports journalism now vying for audience and advertiser attention, including streaming team content, athlete and fan media, and what they mean for sports journalism in more traditional media.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisites: JOUR 201-0

Open to juniors and above, JOUR majors only

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: NUQ: Journalism Majors, Juniors and above whom have completed JOUR 201-0