AGJR 203
Agricultural Media Writing I


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Syllabus

  • Week 01: Introduction to AP style, news analysis, news story basics
  • Week 02: Leads writing practice, introduction to story structure, the inverted pyramid
  • Week 03: Information gathering, interviewing agricultural sources including preparing for the interview, asking the right questions. Agricultural Meetings.
  • Week 04: Agriculture news story structure, agricultural news conferences
  • Week 05: Speeches, attribution
  • Week 06: Writing for agricultural public relations and advertising
  • Week 07: Multiple sources – keeping the information straight
  • Week 08: Polls and Surveys. Agricultural media, ethics and ethical considerations.
  • Week 09: Agricultural media dynamics
  • Week 10: Photographs, graphics and related visual elements

If any of the above information is incorrect, or needs to be updated, contact Dr. Deb Dunsford.

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