Students assign stories and photographs, act as writing coaches to junior reporters, report and write stories, edit news copy, write headlines and photo captions, and use electronic imaging and pagination software to produce the newspaper. Students will also be responsible for creating a World Wide Web page and posting the newspaper to the Internet each week. Sample syllabus 413 Journalism Practicum Provides practical, real-world experience in a media organization. Students work 12 to 15 hours per week for newspapers, radio, or television stations, in public relations or other communication positions. Sample syllabus 415 Video Production Provides students with an understanding of appropriate uses of video technology through explorations of the aesthetic and technical elements involved in video production styles for television news, and non-broadcast educational and commercial applications.
Course combines lecture, discussion and lab experiences.
Students will produce television packages, a television public service announcement or commercial, and do additional work in documentary television and video production. The course provides students who have completed JO 411 with opportunities to continue their learning experience in The Defender newsroom. Students in this course serve as executive, managing and design editors for the newspaper, providing leadership and direction in the newsroom. This readings seminar requires students to master in-depth material about a particular media topic, ranging from media ethics to new technologies. In addition, students are requires to develop, research and produce a senior project to be presented at the close of the semester to the St. Michael's community.