Analysis and practice of news writing for print, broadcast and digital media, with focus on inverted pyramid and feature style, interview techniques, background research, editing, writing to deadline, and ethical issues.

Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing.

4

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
CHAJDAS T W
Tymoteusz Chajdas
4.1
15 reviews
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GIRV 2129
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08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
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09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
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WRIT 107J Chajdas T W Fall 2025 Total: 53
WRIT 107J Chajdas T W Spring 2025 Total: 21
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4.1
WRIT107J . Chajdas T W 16 Days Ago

Tym is so funny, engaging, and refreshing. He puts so much effort into his lectures and really cares about his students. His lectures are genuinely interesting, and the assignments are totally manageable and interesting. He's also hilarious. Great guy.

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WRIT107J . Chajdas T W 3 Months Ago

he assigns too much busy work but the class is interesting.

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WRIT2 . Chajdas T W 6 Months Ago

tym is super nice and the class was fun. the assignments are good too, not too much work but definitely improved my writing skills in the process of doing them. also he doesn't use the textbook that most other writ 2 profs use, he provides his own materials so you don't have to buy anything

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WRIT2 . Chajdas T W 1 Year, 7 Days Ago

Uses contract grading method, so you won't know your grade until after your final paper, and it's at his discretion. Class itself is chill. Just participate in class, do your group activities and weekly assignments, and complete your 3 papers on time. Tym does a good job getting every student to engage in the class.

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WRIT2 . Chajdas T W 1 Year, 4 Months Ago

Uses contract grading, so if you complete every assignment (regardless of the quality of the work), you'll have a B in the class. After that, the final in the class is a paper convincing him to give you an A. Would definitely recommend this as an easy GE.

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WRIT2 . Chajdas T W 2 Years Ago

He is a nice guy. All the instructions for activities were only given in class, so attendance is mandatory. The in-class activities were fun and required communication with classmates, so be ready to speak. Fair grading. He did give a lot of instruction for writing assignments this quarter. I think everyone got good results.

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WRIT 107J
25 / 25 Closed
Journalism and News Writing
Tymoteusz Chajdas 4.1
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12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
WRIT 107J
18 / 25 Closed
Journalism and News Writing
Nomi Morris 3.5
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14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
WRIT 107B
24 / 25 Closed
Business and Administrative Writing
Patrick McHugh 4.6
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12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
WRIT 107M
19 / 25 Closed
Magazine Writing for Publication
Kali Yamboliev 2.6
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09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
WRIT 107L
25 / 25 Closed
Legal Writing
Gina Genova 4.5
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14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
WRIT 107B
25 / 25 Closed
Business and Administrative Writing
Patrick McHugh 4.6
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
WRIT 107B
22 / 25 Closed
Business and Administrative Writing
Kali Yamboliev 2.6
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08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
WRIT 107M
20 / 25 Closed
Magazine Writing for Publication
Kali Yamboliev 2.6
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12:30 PM - 13:45 PM