MSC IND 144Music Journalism

Students learn core journalism writing and reporting techniques—objectivity, neutrality, fact-checking, interviewing, active voice writing, editing—and apply those techniques to producing publishable works of journalism that report on music and music industry. Discussion and exploration of music and music industry landscape as journalists with probing curiosity, critical thinking, reporting, and analysis. Story ideas are pitched as group; and written, reported, and edited as journalism team. Reading and critiquing of wide range of music journalism. Music journalists and musicians as guest speakers. No prior journalism experience necessary.

Letter grading.