JOUR 431

Journalism on the Web II

This course builds on experience gained in JOUR 430. During this second-semester course, students will receive instruction in intermediate skills in online writing and visual media, as well as online management, in producing the campus online newspaper, saccityexpress.com. Students are instructed in how to produce the journalistic product for distribution to a college-wide audience. Students learn skills in one of the following areas: intermediate online writing, editing, and management; intermediate digital photography and digital video production; and intermediate audio and podcasting production. Ethical and legal aspects of communication and journalism are also covered. This course offers opportunity to build a digital portfolio and to gain experience while working on real-world projects. JOUR 421 is the lab component for this course.

Units: 3.0

Hours: 54 hours LEC