General introduction to journalistic principles and practices in gathering, writing, and reporting of print journalism. Defines what constitutes news and discusses news judgment, news gathering, news and feature writing, reporting, interviewing, news editing, legal and ethical problems of journalists. Emphasis on clear, concise writing. Fundamentals of grammar and mechanics are reinforced through regular editing exercises.
Core Courses are courses that fulfill lower-level requirements and apply to any transfer path major where they appear. Introduction to Journalism is universal course description, which maps to specific courses on SUNY campuses. Approved SUNY Transfer Path Core Courses are guaranteed to transfer to fulfill requirements in the major and/or required cognates (not just as electives) at all SUNY campuses if the course is completed with a grade of C or better.1 You may Search for Core Course equivalents using the Transfer Navigator.
1 While a grade of C or better is guaranteed, campuses can have different policies where they accept a passing grade lower than C. Pass/Fail courses may be accepted at the discretion of the campus, but transfer is not guaranteed.