JOUR 285D - News and Magazine Production-Writing and Editing

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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One credit: 2 hours lecture/lab per week for 16 weeks or 4 hours lecture/lab for 8 weeks Two credits: 4 hours lecture/lab per week Three credits: 6 hours lecture/lab per week Alternate schedules may be arranged with instructor Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ENG 100, ENG 160 or ESL 100, or instructor consent. Comment: May be repeated two times for additional credit. The maximum number of credits for JOUR 285 (any combination of alpha suffixes) is nine credits. JOUR 285D focuses on the theory and practice in production of a small newspaper or magazine for print and/or web. Includes gathering and writing news, editing news stories and journal articles, writing headlines and captions, type design, page layout, digital photography, advertising design, paste-up, web production. Students may choose to concentrate on one or any combination of three paths. Upon successful completion of JOUR 285D, Writing and Editing, the student should be able to (in addition to the competencies listed for JOUR 285 above): Work a beat and develop a story budget. Gather information from interview, observation, Internet search. Apply legal and ethical guidelines regarding attributions, taping, privacy, fair comment and criticism, multi-ethnic sensitivity where applicable. Take accurate notes and use proper note-taking strategies. Write articles suitable for publication in the school newspaper that are structured according to some of the basic news story formats, such as breaking news, features, editorials. Copyedit for structural, spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. Write headlines and captions.

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1.00 - 3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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