COM 426 - News Media Lab I

(4 credits)

Prerequisite(s): COM 326 and COM 425. The course introduces students to all aspects of news media production from news gathering to putting the final news product in convergence formats that bring together print and online. Learning will take place through hands on experience in news production in an environment of convergence. The students will learn the fundamentals of good journalism adhering to the standards of fairness, accuracy and ethics- in beat reporting, strong writing, photo journalism, web video reporting, blogs and social media. The objective is to provide the students skills and knowledge in all aspects of news production including editing, design, advertising, sales, and distribution. In this advance level class the students will further develop their professional skills working with the software and hardware used in the news media industry.

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