Students will study ethnic, racial and gender issues in mass media content, development, policy, and professions, including media stereotypes, contributions of diverse groups to the media and mass communications as an agent of social change. Introductory course in basic newswriting and reporting. Course concentrates on fundamental writing techniques for mass media. Course also emphasizes the legal and ethical responsibilities of the news media with critical analysis of current news report practices. The course offers instruction in writing, editing, photography, graphics, design and computerized layout for publications.
Students work as writers, editors, graphic artists and photographers for the college newspaper.
This course may be taken four times for credit. Computer Information Science 1 or 3, or Journalism 1. The course is taught in three modules with a project attached to each module. The course covers hardware and software, elements of design, computer graphics, text composition, page layout, and integration of text and graphics. Students may receive two units credit for each topic offered.