COM-241 Introduction to Today’s Journalism

This course combines reading and engaging journalism with practice writing news stories. It provides students with a foundation in the art of journalism with an emphasis on critical reading and writing. Students engage local, national, and global news. Topics covered include proofreading and drafting, audience trends, misinformation, data journalism, representation and human rights. Students collaborate and use social media platforms to tell the stories they witness in their daily lives and in their communities.
Prerequisites ENG-095 and RDG-095 or ELL-103, or placement into ENG-111
Gen. Ed. Course No
Mass Transfer Course Yes
Credits: 3