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The course focuses on the techniques of news reporting, developing and writing a news story, training in information gathering, and interviewing sources. It also examines career opportunities in the industry.

Concepts of photojournalism such as news and feature photography. Assignments involve photographing people and visual storytelling at a level appropriate for publication such as in campus publications. Access to Single Lens Reflex (SLR) digital or film camera required.

Supervised on-campus or off-campus employment in the journalism field that is adaptable to the student. This could include experiences such as working on community based newspapers, publishing on the Internet, or improving the journalism-publishing program at CCSF for the betterment of the larger community. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.

The course gives hands-on training on spreadsheet, database, and visualization skills with special emphasis on new trends in the delivery of news.

An intermediate exploration into the process of creating a news publication. Students work as reporters producing journalistic content and editors focusing on editing content suitable for publication in the campus news publication. They participate in the editorial and production process and develop the skills required for publishing.

Introduction to modern media, with an emphasis on the development of the news media, analysis of the credibility of the media and an examination of the media's impact on daily life from a variety of perspectives. The course teaches students news literacy tools for critically navigating the sea of information directed at the public daily.