JAM 367S · also PUBPOL 367S, WRITING 367S
News Writing and Reporting
William R. AdairNotable faculty
Founder of PolitiFact. Source
Description from DukeHub
Seminar on reporting and writing news and feature stories. Students required to produce news stories based on original reporting and writing, including interviews, use of the Internet and electronic databases, public records, and written publications. Written assignments critiqued in class; final project.
Skills
- writingdescription: "reporting" and 7 more
- research methodsAI review: "including interviews, use of the Internet and electronic databases, public records"
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- Yes: Live work with people · "interviews"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 15 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works