Journalism-what The first part of the program introduces students to basic journalism skills. The focus is on news writing, research, journalism history, newspaper page design and layout, reporting for radio and photojournalism. As a reporter for the program's weekly newspaper, The Voice , you gain experience researching, conducting interviews and writing stories. The second part of the program provides students with courses in advanced reporting techniques, specialty reporting and television reporting.
Students spend considerable time on off-campus assignments focusing on civic issues and the courts.
Senior students become editors of The Voice, an inten sive hands-on experience in producing a weekly newspaper. The Voice publishes daily for one week during the spring term. They also undertake an advanced print or broadcast project, either a television current affairs piece or a magazine article. The on-line Langara College calendar includes a detailed description of courses in the journalism program. See the on-line Langara College calendar for admission requirements and application deadlines for the journalism program.