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Dec 07, 2025
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DRAFT 2026-2027 College Catalog DRAFT [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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JRN 285 - Advanced Media Production 4 Contact Hours, 3 Credits
2 lecture periods 2 lab periods
Continuation of JRN 185 . Advanced work on publication of the college’s student media. Includes news coverage, qualities of high-level writing and images, story-telling, digital media use, reporting, editing, research, use of computers, newsroom and media management, design, and legal and ethical considerations.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 185
Information: This course meets for a combination of lecture and lab. Additional open lab time is available for students. May be taken three times for a maximum of nine credit hours. If this course is repeated, see a financial aid or Veteran’s Affairs advisor to determine funding eligibility as appropriate.
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Course Learning Outcomes
- Report ethical high-level stories utilizing various news media styles under deadline pressure.
- Create advanced multi-media including photographs, video, and audio for story-telling purposes using hardware, software, and applications.
- Explain newsroom and media management including organizational structure, business operations, and interpersonal communication skills including conflict management.
Outline:
- Advanced News Coverage
- Internet and traditional sources
- Note taking
- Interview skills
- Deadlines
- Qualities of High-Level Writing
- Information analysis
- Information assessment
- Information organization
- Libel
- Privacy
- Ethics and balance
- Freedom of Information Act
- Advanced Use of Computers
- Word processing
- Graphic design
- Video and audio
- Websites
- Data manipulation
- Advanced Media Organization Management
- Job descriptions
- Business of news and media
- Human relations and communication
- Deadlines
- Mentoring
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