Information about and practice in copy editing for newspapers, magazines, and websites with attention to accuracy, style, and organization. Introduction to a career as a copy editor as well as professional development for writers and working editors. The writer-editor relationship, and ways to keep it healthy, is emphasized throughout the course.
The courses focuses on techniques of newspaper reporting, developing and writing a news story, training in information gathering and interviewing sources. It also examines career opportunities in the industry. CSU/CAN
Concepts of photojournalism such as news and feature photography. Assignments involve photographing people and visual storytelling at a level appropriate for publication such as in campus publications. Access to Single Lens Reflex (SLR) digital or film camera required.
Supervised on-campus or off-campus employment in the journalism field that is adaptable to the student. This could include experiences such as working on community based newspapers, publishing on the Internet, or improving the journalism-publishing program at ÑÇÓ¯ÌåÓý for the betterment of the larger community. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.
The course gives hands-on training on spreadsheet, database, and visualization skills with special emphasis on new trends in the delivery of news.
An intermediate exploration into the process of creating a news publication. Students work as reporters producing journalistic content and editors focusing on editing content suitable for publication in the campus news publication. They participate in the editorial and production process and develop the skills required for publishing.
Introduction to modern mass communication, with an emphasis on the development of the news media, analysis of the credibility of the media and its impact on daily life. CSU/UC/CAN
An intermediate exploration into the process of creating a news publication. Students work as reporters producing journalistic content and editors focusing on editing content suitable for publication in the campus news publication. They participate in the editorial and production process and develop the skills required for publishing.
Beginning news production course focused on the publication of the college news outlet The Guardsman. Provides a practical understanding of the various elements involved in producing a newspaper and website.
Write journalistically in English and Spanish with an emphasis on developing and writing news stories. Study information gathering and interviewing techniques, career opportunities in Spanish bilingual media, particularly newspapers, and the early history and evolution of Spanish-language newspapers in the United States. The course is taught in English, but the student should have some command of conversational Spanish, as well as basic Spanish writing skills.