Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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JOUR 3620 - Community Journalism
Journalistic and business principles and practices specific to community media.
Requisites: C or better in ((JOUR 231A and 233) or (231 and 233) or 2310 or 2311) OR (JOUR Minor and JOUR 1050 and 2150) and soph or jr or sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn how writing for community news media may differ from writing for media serving larger population areas.
- Learn the common ethical issues that arise in writing news stories, including those that deal with diversity, gender, and freedom of speech.
- Understand differences and similarities between community media and broader mainstream media.
- Understand different business/operating models for community media.
- Understand professional values, practices, and ethics as applied to community media.
- Understand the history of community media and the cultural importance of community media today.
- Understand various forms of communities (geographic, cultural, goal-oriented, etc.) and the media that serve them.
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