The course provides advanced concepts of news gathering, interviewing and writing. Students will be assigned beats covering neighborhood communities and local government. Extensive research, interviewing, meeting coverage and writing involved. Students will improve and expand their news gathering and writing skills.
Student will conduct individual project to be defined in cooperation with an instructor. The project medium can vary but it must be in reporting, photojournalism, media research, multimedia, data journalism, or public relations.
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.
An advanced exploration into the process of creating a magazine publication. Students work in management positions focusing on leading a staff in producing content suitable for publication in the campus magazine. They facilitate the editorial and production process and develop the skills required to manage the publication of a campus magazine. Appropriate for students interested in editing and production who have completed an intermediate level campus magazine publishing class.
An intermediate exploration into the process of creating a magazine publication. Students work as editors focusing on editing content suitable for publication in the campus magazine. They participate in the editorial and production process and develop the skills required for publishing a campus magazine. Appropriate for students interested in editing and production who have completed an introductory campus magazine publishing class.
An introduction to the process of creating a magazine publication. Students work as part of a staff of writers and photographers, focusing on writing and photographing feature stories suitable for publication in the campus magazine. They study the editorial and production process and the skills required for publishing a campus magazine. Appropriate for students interested in creative writing, graphic arts, photojournalism and journalism who have not yet taken a campus magazine publishing class.
Prepares students to create an effective public relations campaign that includes writing media releases, "pitch" letters, public service announcements, managing media outlets, coordinating mailings, and designing leaflets and posters, as well as setting up a news
conference. Special attention is given to in-house public relations duties for corporate and non-profit entities.
This course is for writers, working editors, and those considering a career in editing or copy editing. Students learn to edit newspapers, magazines and web site articles for accuracy, style and organization. The writer-editor relationship, and ways to keep it healthy, is emphasized throughout the course. CSU
Fundamentals in feature writing for magazines and newspapers with special emphasis on profile and interpretive news features. This course provides practical experience in interview and in-depth research techniques. Training in how to write a freelance story for publication.
The courses focuses on techniques of newspaper reporting, developing and writing a news story, training in information gathering and interviewing sources. It also examines career opportunities in the industry. CSU/CAN