Fall 2026

In-depth Reporting

Advanced in-depth reporting course focusing on critical evidence evaluation and analyzing government impacts through community context stories.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Stacy Forster Benedict

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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JOURN 335 or graduate/professional standing

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JOURN 401

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

STACY FORSTER BENEDICT is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction12 / 160

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Critical evaluation of evidence
  • Effects of government actions
  • Community context stories
  • Courts and schools as venues

Skills

  • Critical evaluation of evidence
  • Recognizing complex effects of government actions
  • Developing community context stories

Grades

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JOURN 401 · Fall 2026

In-Depth Reporting

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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  "model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
  "task_version": "14",
  "output_id": "bc1628845773585b0f55aed1dde07adda907f1f05588c40b830a9833ec382c3a",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
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