JOUR 400 Editorial and Commentary Writing
   (pre-requisite: Jour. 221-2 News Reporting and Writing in Chinese)

(1 Term; 3 Credits)

This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and techniques of writing editorials and commentaries: to learn the common structure for editorials, how to generate ideas, how to choose the appropriate way to write argument and conclusion, how to express the editorial policy through the entire process of editorial writing, and to understand the role of the Editorial page. Students are also expected to participate in discussions of assigned readings or issues of the day and make informal reports on editorials they have read. At the same time, they will get experience in writing various types of commentaries.