This course focuses attention on design, layout and make-up of brochures, magazine and newspaper pages, newsletters and advertisements. It stresses how to coordinate art and typography with content. This course acquaints students with federal and state public records laws. They learn where to find and how to use public records at federal, state, county and local levels. Students investigate property records, records on public officials and business and non-profit records.
Students read and react to articles in professional journals and other pub lications.
Students learn modern copyediting skills. They use computers to edit copy and write captions and headlines. They also learn how to crop photos and design newspaper pages. Students interview copy editors to learn more about the job. They take weekly style and spelling quizzes to sharpen their editing skills.