Ethics and legal standards are also covered. They also write columns and editorials. Working as a team, the staff plans and designs each issue. This course is designed for students with a career or consumer interest in photography as a communication art. The history, techniques, philosophy and markets of photojournalism are explored through lectures, discussion and appropriate photographic assignments.
Emphasis is on photography as a complement to printed material.
Digital photographic techniques are stressed, using negative scanners and PhotoShop. Students with typing skills use desktop publishing techniques to set type and design advertisements and page layouts on Macintosh computers. Students write stories and poetry, take photos, make illustrations, design pages and, ultimately, produce the yearly campus magazine, The Legend. This course offers practical experience in advertising production related to the student newspaper, magazine and special college projects. Staff members sell, design and paste up ads, maintain regular accounts and solicit new advertisers.