Program Overview

Program Overview

The Colorado State University Online offers various academic programs, including Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, Ph.D. & Doctoral Degrees, Grad Certificates, Courses, and Professional Education.

Academic Programs

• Bachelor's Degrees
• Master's Degrees
• Ph.D. & Doctoral Degrees
• Grad Certificates
  • Undergraduate Minors, Certificates, & Training
  • Professional Development & Training
• Courses
  • Credit Courses
  • Noncredit Courses
  • All-University Core Curriculum
  • Free Online Courses
  • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
• Professional Education

Course Details

JTC 210 - Newswriting

JTC 210 - Newswriting covers theory and practice in news writing, with emphasis on writing for newspapers and web presentation. The basics learned in Newswriting transfer to other media formats: magazines, broadcast, blogs, etc. The course covers the basic news story in inverted pyramid and Wall Street Journal styles, and places stress on learning what is covered in the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook and how to use this journalist’s resource.

Course Goals

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Write correctly and clearly in forms and styles appropriate for the communications professions, their audiences, and the purposes the writing serves.
• Critically evaluate their own work and that of others for accuracy and fairness, clarity, appropriate style, punctuation, and grammatical correctness.
• Apply current tools and technologies appropriate for the communications professions.
• Explore social media and its role in newswriting.
• Define gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture, and, as appropriate, other forms of diversity in domestic society in relation to mass communications.
• Demonstrate professional ethical principles, and work ethically in pursuit of truth, accuracy, fairness, and diversity.

Textbooks and Materials

Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.

Instructors

• Linda Shapley

Section Details

Section 801 (Online)

• Registration ends: Sunday, January 25, 2026
• Date: January 20 - May 10, 2026 (16 weeks)
• Time: Asynchronous
• Drop and withdrawal deadlines:
  • 100% tuition and fees refunded: February 4, 2026
  • 50% tuition refunded with 'W' grade: March 23, 2026
  • No tuition refunded and 'W' grade: April 17, 2026
• Instructors: Linda Shapley
• Tuition: $1,470

Quality Course Seal

The Green Quality Course seal of approval is given to an undergraduate course that passes a rigorous review process to ensure accessibility and design standards are met through an internal Quality Matters (QM) review, which evaluates course design.