Form and content of broadcast news presentation. Similarities and differences between media. Problems of balanced presentation, selection of topics. Field seminars and advanced production techniques. Analyzes communications requirements of governmental, non-profit, and business organizations, and their mass communication patterns.
Students plan, design, write, and produce public relations communications.
Overview of significant issues that will confront journalists reporting about or analyzing the Third World. Analysis of major elements of mass communication law, legal issues in contemporary mass communication, and the impact of legal trends on professional journalists. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.