COM 273 - Reporting Politics and Elections

Students wanting to better understand our contentious political era have a unique opportunity to explore what it all means, given that there will be an all-important Republican National Convention just down the road in Charlotte during the summer of 2020. To that end, this course will teach students the basics of solid, ethical journalism and reporting, then give send them out to do on-the-ground reporting as the Charlotte area prepares for the convention and all that comes with it. That will include reporting on issues such as race, inequality, health care, hyper-partisanship and interviewing city, county, state and national-level officials to craft pieces for potential publication online, The Davidsonian and other local media outlets.

Satisfies Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric requirement
Satisfies Justice, Equality, and Community requirement