Students will gather news and write stories for the campus newspaper, The Tumbleweed Times. This course will cover basic news concepts including interviewing techniques, note taking, story structure, libel and ethics. This course will provide instruction and experience with graphics, newspaper production, advertising sales and layout, use of computerized typesetting equipment, digital photography and darkroom work. Students produce Tumbleweed Times to camera-ready stage of offset printing. Newspaper lab also serves as advanced continuation for students who have had JOU 161 and 162 in news reporting, editing, headline writing and page design.
All instruction is by individual attention of instructor.