Introduction to Journalism

Catalog description

3 lecture. This introductory course focuses on the history of journalism, forms of mass communication, how society and media interact, media standards and its regulation, and developing basic news writing/researching skills. It will provide insight on how to evaluate public news stories and differentiate between corporate news and independent media. Students will be able to: examine news media’s history and the ethical impact it has had on the past and in today’s society; recognize different forms of mass media communication; critique regulations and rules of the media that supports a free press; evaluate local and national news value in order to generate timely and innovative ideas for news stories; gather information, including secondary research, data collecting, and interviews; develop basic news writing and reporting skills. General Education: Written and Oral Communication: Communication and Languages