JOUR 3308NEWS EDITING

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A required course for mass communication majors with an emphasis in broadcast journalism, online journalism, or print journalism. Introduction of copy-editing techniques for newspaper and magazines. Shows the student the role, the work, and the responsibility of copy editors on newspaper and magazine staffs. This course covers the theory of copy editing, with supervised practices in editing copy and writing headlines. Lecture/Production. Prerequisite: MCOM 2300. Spring.