MCOM 12B Newspaper Production II

Units: 3
Prerequisites: MCOM 12A Newspaper Production I with a grade of “C” or better.
This course is designed to offer students intermediate lab skills in all aspects of newspaper production, including producing news or feature non-fiction stories with journalistic emphasis for publication in the student newspaper and on the student news website. Students will take on leadership and management roles, serving as a copy or section editor for the college newspaper. Weekly news assignments cover the writing of news, feature, sports and opinion stories. Peer editing, page design, digital photography and production are also covered. Students may produce across digital platforms for experience in design/layout, online and multimedia journalism and emerging technologies. The newspaper is student produced with student leadership. (CSU, C-ID JOUR 131)