2025 Fall
JOURN 207 001 - LEC 001
Research Methods
Jennifer Anne LaFleur
Class #:30938
Units: 1.5
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Graduate School of Journalism
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
7
Enrolled: 53
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 60
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
7 reserved for Journalism: Graduate Students
Course Materials Fees
Course Materials & Service Fee
Early Drop Deadline
Early drop deadline: second Friday after instruction begins.
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Course Catalog Description
This is a course for first-year students that will cover research techniques that can be applied in your JOURN 200 Intro to Reporting class. Topics we will cover include how work with data in the context of journalism; using spreadsheets to sort, clean, interrogate and summarize data; how to request documents from local, state and federal government agencies; understand the respective laws that govern such public records requests; how to use third-party informational services like LexisNexus to find people, information about companies, or perform clips searches on topics related to your story.
Class Description
Restricted only to graduate students at the Berkeley Journalism School.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
7 reserved for Journalism: Graduate Students
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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