By Sam Richardson
CJ 273, Newspaper Practice
We live in The Age of Convergence where newspaper, TV, radio, music, movies, magazines and books can all be found on the internet. However, newspaper, the world’s oldest mass media, continues to be an original source of news, entertainment and information. And surveys show that the greatest percentage of information found on the internet comes from newspapers.
In Communication and Journalism 273, Newspaper Practice, we will put out a campus newspaper. The course is designed for students who are interested in learning the concepts of journalism and how to apply them in writing for print. Students will revisit some of the concepts of grammar and usage they’ve studied in English courses and will continue to work on developing good writing and editing skills which will be demonstrated in portfolio presentation. Students will demonstrate good judgment about what makes a news story and learn how to go about gathering and evaluating information. Students will master the techniques of interviewing. They will demonstrate the results of their interviews in the articles they write that will include quotes from their subjects and attribution of sources their subjects cite.
CJ 273, Newspaper Practice
We live in The Age of Convergence where newspaper, TV, radio, music, movies, magazines and books can all be found on the internet. However, newspaper, the world’s oldest mass media, continues to be an original source of news, entertainment and information. And surveys show that the greatest percentage of information found on the internet comes from newspapers.
In Communication and Journalism 273, Newspaper Practice, we will put out a campus newspaper. The course is designed for students who are interested in learning the concepts of journalism and how to apply them in writing for print. Students will revisit some of the concepts of grammar and usage they’ve studied in English courses and will continue to work on developing good writing and editing skills which will be demonstrated in portfolio presentation. Students will demonstrate good judgment about what makes a news story and learn how to go about gathering and evaluating information. Students will master the techniques of interviewing. They will demonstrate the results of their interviews in the articles they write that will include quotes from their subjects and attribution of sources their subjects cite.
Students will attend a seminar at the UNM/Taos library on how to use search engines and websites available through the UNM system. Students will gain technical competency in using the tools required to operate in today’s media environment which will involve being able demonstrate the use of a word processing program and an e-mail program. And they will learn to recognize the great diversity of New Mexico’s many cultures and analyze how they affect media perspective.
Students completing the A.A. degree program in Communications and Journalism will be able to transfer into communications and journalism programs at UNM main campus or comparable four-year institutions and complete their B. A. program with a major or minor in the fields of communications and journalism.
For more information call the instructor Sam Richardson at 758-9539 or the Academy Head Bob Arellano at 737-6257.
