RTA 233

Sport Journalism

This course combines the history, practice and technique of sport journalism with extensive practice. The theory covers the style and substance of sport journalism, cross-platform reporting, written and visual story-telling, shaping language for the ear, interview techniques and the legal impacts of sport reporting. Students are introduced to various sport journalism roles in order to build a repertoire of practical experiences.

Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.

GPA Weight: 1.00

Course Count: 1.00

Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

RTA 102 or RTA 108

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

NNS 512, JRN 512

Custom Requisites

None

Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages

*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.

JRN 512 - Reporting Sports
Minor in News Studies
Minor in Public Relations
NNS 512 - Reporting Sports
RTA 331 - Advanced Transmedia Sports Marketing
RTA 850 - Long-Form Sports Feature Writing
RTA 976 - Broadcast Journalism
RTA 991 - Sport Writing
Sport Media