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In July Byker asserted that the journalism option didn't fit the expos mold. He now says that opinion reflected the views of the expos Faculty committee. He says it is a view that he does not share.
"Although I myself believed the journalism expos was just as good a writing course as any other section, one of the committee members felt the course was geared to 'hip' writing rather than developing clear, felicitous prose," he said. "Another member felt the course had no place in the curriculum...
Beyond the question of who made the decision, lies the more crucial question: why Harvard has let go of their unique journalism course for which there is still great demand and need. Despite the course's title, its instructors did not teach students how to report or send them out...
Another aspect of the journalism option that set it aside from other expos offerings is that students worked closely with part-time and former professional writers and editors. "Professional practicing writers, like professional practicing pianists, probably make better teachers than those who are not working directly in their field," John...
Few are as well-equipped to measure growth in writing skills from the course as the students who have taken it, many of whom have gone on to become writers and editors at prominent newspapers in the country. Ronald Wade '75, who is currently writing and editing for the Chicago...