Texas Course Features Barrio as Story Source.

de Uriarte, Mercedes Lynn

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ERIC Number: EJ373198

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Texas Course Features Barrio as Story Source.

de Uriarte, Mercedes Lynn

Journalism Educator, v43 n2 p78-79 Sum 1988

Describes a feature writing course at the University of Texas which concentrates on Hispanic themes and issues by assigning students to cover the Latino community in Austin, Texas. Notes that the course not only teaches students to examine unfamiliar locations, but also introduces them to the newsworthiness of minority populations. (MM)

Descriptors: Course Content, Higher Education, Hispanic American Culture, Hispanic Americans, Journalism, Journalism Education, Minority Groups, News Writing, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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