JOUR 4420 - Advanced Magazine Feature Writing

• Analyze the voice and technique of noted magazine writers.
• Apply elements of fiction to nonfiction articles.
• Conduct in-depth research, including interviewing and observation.
• Craft tight, targeted articles.
• Edit one another’s work and provide constructive, actionable feedback.
• Recognize characteristics of literary journalism.
• Tell more compelling stories to keep audiences engaged and reading.
• Think critically, creatively, and independently.
• Understand the role of the narrator in magazine features.
• Use language as a tool to convey meaning, as well as emotion.
• Write effective profiles and issue-oriented articles.