Lesson 2 Wrap Up and Looking Ahead

Summary

A journalist has a responsibility to report the news fairly and accurately, which involves being curious and talking to people who can provide you with the information you need. There are also many judgement calls that need to be made about whether something is newsworthy and how information should be presented. These standards are ever-evolving, but rooted in several key principles that we covered in this lesson.

Check and Double Check

By the end of this lesson, make sure you have completed the readings and activities found in the Lesson 2 Course Schedule.

Looking Ahead

The rest of the class will shift away from the theoretical framework of journalism and into the mechanics of how to report and write stories and other types of content. We’ll start next week by breaking down the anatomy of a news story and reviewing the fundamentals of Associated Press style.