Week 4: Discussion One and Two

This week students will:

1. Discuss the conventions associated with environmental journalism and cultural journalism.

2. Compose a news story on an environmental or cultural topic for print and broadcast media.

When people think about the environment or culture, they rarely associate them with journalism. However, these two areas are actually growing rapidly in the field of journalism as people seek to tell stories based on facts to those readers who have a deep concern about the environment and those who wish to truly understand various cultures. This week, you will explore these two genres of journalism as well as their growth and relevance in the field. Writing a news story about an environmental or cultural topic for a specific publication will give you an opportunity to put together elements that will draw in current readers, inspire others, and validate the merit of these areas of journalism.