MCCCD Program Description

News and Media Production

Course: JRN210

First Term: 2022 Fall

Lec + Lab 3.0 Credit(s) 5.0 Period(s) 5.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T - Lab Load

Description: Hands-on experience working in a college newsroom developing content as reporters, photographers, editors, and other roles on the student news team. Roles and responsibilities vary depending on student goals.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Develop and pitch story ideas. (I-V) 2. Apply newsroom procedures and policies. (I-V) 3. Demonstrate judgment in the assignment, selection, and placement of news articles. (I-V) 4. Produce news content using research techniques. (I, II, IV, V) 5. Plan photographic coverage for the campus news media. (I, III, IV, V) 6. Collaborate with other members of the news team. (I, IV, V) 7. Develop professional working relationships including creating sources. (I, V) 8. Write, under pressure of deadline, professional copy in multiple media platforms demonstrating a high degree of fairness, accuracy and balance. (II) 9. Apply appropriate style in editing and rewriting stories. (II) 10. Apply design techniques and produce newspaper pages and media content. (II, III, IV) 11. Write headlines to fit space using appropriate headline guidelines. (III) 12. Identify legal and ethical issues as they relate to student media. (V)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Overview of news basics A. Elements of the news B. Sections of the newspaper C. Meeting deadlines D. Roles and responsibilities of the newsroom 1. Hierarchy 2. News cycle E. Gathering information 1. Public documents 2. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests 3. Public Records requests 4. Cultivating sources 5. Press releases II. Style A. Associated Press (AP) style B. Other media styles III. Content design A. Layout B. Headlines C. Photo and cutline IV. Student media platforms A. Newspaper B. Online (website) C. Social media D. Broadcast V. Legal and ethical considerations A. Codes of ethics B. Libel C. Privacy D. Protecting sources

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 22, 2022

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