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College Catalog 2026 - 2027

COM-241 Introduction to Journalism

There is more readily available information about current events than ever before. But what to trust? This course will help students delineate between misinformation and journalism and provide them with a foundation of understanding the elements of news in the social media age. Engaging with news on a local, national, and global level, students will learn copy editing, audience engagement, and how data can be used to tell and mold a compelling narrative. Using the fundamentals of reporting, they will craft stories about 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