Taking the principles established in Introduction to Photography, this course concentrates on the fundamentals and practices of photojournalism, specifically the need to develop a sense for news and the quickness and adaptability required of photographers working under stressful deadline pressures. A course dealing with current legal and ethical issues in journalism. It examines press law and includes a study of free speech in various situations. It focuses on several legal and ethical issues, such as whether to identify juvenile crime suspects and rape victims and the narrowing gap between the tabloid news and the serious mainstream news media. Designed for the study of particular topics in more detail than, or not covered by, one of the other courses in the journalism program, such as advertising, specialized news reporting, public relations.
Students earn credit for volunteer or paid work experience in journalism.