2023-2024 College Catalog 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

COM 105 - Introduction to Journalism


Credits: 3
Lab/Lecture: 3 lecture.

This introductory course focuses on the history of journalism, forms of mass communication, how society and media interact, media standards and its regulation, and developing basic news writing/researching skills. It will provide insight on how to evaluate public news stories and differentiate between corporate news and independent media.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. examine news media’s history and the ethical impact it has had on the past and in today’s society;
  2. recognize different forms of mass media communication;
  3. critique regulations and rules of the media that supports a free press;
  4. evaluate local and national news value in order to generate timely and innovative ideas for news stories;
  5. gather information, including secondary research, data collecting, and interviews;
  6. develop basic news writing and reporting skills.


General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences