The fundamentals of Advanced Reporting
The struggles of interviewing and writing by Darian Bazile Advanced Reporting, a required journalism course at UNLV, requires that students interview sources every semester and create newsworthy stories in training for a future career in journalism. The class, taught by Gregory Borchard, is a required course for journalism majors. Students learn the fundamentals of news writing and how to conduct interviews, an essential skill for those serious about a journalism career. As with other classes in the past, the spring semester 2018 students set out to interview people to create the foundations for the three stories they must write to pass the class. Students must then write out their stories and publish them through Blogger, a new experience for Advanced Reporting. "These are the things you have to learn if you want to be a writer in any capacity," said Anthony Milici, a student in the class and an aspiring sports journalist. "Being able to interview somebody you d...