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The art of reporting

ECTS: 4

Year/Semester: 1 . years, 2 . semester

Total hours: 32

Lecturers

Lect. Snježana Babić Višnjić

Course objectives

Students are introduced to the basics of writing news and reports, basic newspaper types, and acquire the ability to independently report for the media. Students are introduced to the importance of good writing, the value of news, and techniques for writing headlines and the principles of the inverted pyramid. In practical exercises, students practice writing news by collecting data from individual events and using them to write their own news, reports, and articles.

Learning outcomes

Students are introduced to the basics of writing news and reports, basic newspaper types, and acquire the ability to independently report for the media. Students are introduced to the importance of good writing, the value of news, and techniques for writing headlines and the principles of the inverted pyramid. In practical exercises, students practice writing news by collecting data from individual events and using them to write their own news, reports, and articles.

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