Theory and practice of reporting public affairs, community news, and feature. Emphasizes advanced news gathering techniques, understanding local political structures, news and feature writing skills, interviewing, media law, ethics, and cultural sensitivity. Theory and practice of photojournalism. Roles and functions of photographic images in the news media, both print and electronic. Practice in use of cameras and in darkroom techniques.
Students furnish cameras and some materials.
Art 2800 or permission of instructor. Writing for Electronic Media . Theory and practice of reporting public affairs for broadcast and electronic media. Emphasizes news gathering, understanding local political structures, news and feature writing, commercial and continuity writing, interviewing, media law, ethics, and cultural sensitivity. Writing for Public Relations .