Special Topics (390-0-27)

Topic

Investigative Narrative

Instructors

Louise Kiernan

Meeting Info

McCormick Foundation Ctr 2107: Thurs 1:30PM - 4:20PM

Overview of class

Narrative and investigative journalism have often been considered separate pursuits, with feature writing often wrongly dismissed as superficial and flimsy and investigative reporting as worthy but dull. Yet, at its heart, every story is an investigative story: rigorously uncovering, understanding and sharing the truth is the fundamental purpose of journalism. And deploying the tools of narrative writing will enrich and enliven the most complex of investigations. In this course, you will learn how to use techniques of investigative journalism to strengthen your storytelling skills and how to construct deeply reported and powerfully told narratives.

Class Materials (Required)

None

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: To register for this course, you must have taken at least one of the following courses: JOUR 301, JOUR 301-1, JOUR 319, JOUR 352,  JOUR 384, JOUR 390 (JOURneys: New York City & the), or JOUR 390 (JOURneys: Exploring Asian Amer).