The college will not be held liable for lost, stolen, or damaged work. Although some open computer lab hours are available it is recommended that the student have a home computer and software used in program major courses. Introduction to news writing including the techniques of news gathering, reporting, and interviewing, the use of library and on-line database research methods and other related skills.
Students write basic stories under real time constraints.
Emphasizes writing for visual and audio presentations, including continuity, commercials, public service announcements, news, and special events. Introduction to the principles and techniques of electronic editing, information management, and publication design emphasizing the editing of body copy and display type for maximum clarity and impact. Surveys software and hardware for compositional word processing, graphics, drawing, and information management. Emphasis on QuarkXpress. Macintosh microcomputers used to import text and art into created page layouts for print media and for output to hard copy.