Investigative Journalism

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: Explain the difference between investigative journalism and other types of journalism; Apply basic knowledge of investigative journalism; Recognize news story that can be develop into investigative journalism; Demonstrate proper research in conducting investigative journalism; Analyze ethical and legal problem that can occur in investigative journalism.

Topics

In this course student will practice one of the most challenging type of journalism. therefore, this class will prepare student how to choose a news story that is worth investigating, conducting proper research, weeding out reliable source and hoaxes and at the same time maintaining a good integrity as a responsible journalist.

Pre-requisite: Introduction  to Journalism