The Skyline View Campus Newspaper
The Journalism program seeks to prepare students to enter the workforce in journalism and its related fields (such as public relations and advertising) and to offer job retraining to matriculated students making a career switch or needing to meet the changing technological demands of the field. The program also seeks to prepare students to transfer to four-year institutions as journalism majors and to train students to be media-literate members of the community.
Instruction is supplemented by hands-on experience working for the student newspaper, The Skyline View, a bi-weekly publication. Students also attend local and regional conferences and have opportunities to pursue internships and jobs in the field.
The degree and certificate programs prepare the student for such careers as newspaper and magazine reporting, writing, and editing; technical writing; copyediting; advertising; and public relations.
Courses
JOUR 110 Mass Media and Society (3)
Three lecture hours per week plus one hour by arrangement per week. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 836 or ESOL 400, or equivalent.
A general-interest survey course which provides a historical and theoretical perspective through which to assess the impact the mass media - newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio, television, film, adverting, and public relations - have had on society. Students will learn about the rights and responsibilities of the media, as well as the way in which economic, ethical and legal concerns influence media decisions. The course trains students to become discerning media consumers in this information-saturated age. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (D3). (CAN JOUR 4).
JOUR 120 Writing and Reporting for the Media (3)
Three lecture hours and one hour per week by arrangement. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ENGL 105, or equivalent.
Fundamentals of news writing and reporting, including organization of basic news stories, lead writing, development of sources, interviewing, news judgment, copy editing, and legal/ethical issues. Designed for students interested in a career in journalism or mass communications, as well as those seeking better writing skills. Transfer credit: UC; CSU. (CAN JOUR 2).
JOURN 121 Advanced Writing and Reporting for the Media (3)
Three lecture hours and one hour per week by arrangement. Prerequisite:Completion of JOUR 120 with a C or better. Focus on advanced reporting skills and convergence journalism, including conveying news stories through more than text. Students enhance their reporting and news writing by cultivating a beat, using the Web and databases, supplementing text with audio and video, creating podcasts, and blogging. Designed to prepare students for the converging worlds of print, broadcast and online journalism. Transfer credit: UC; CSU.
JOUR 300 Newspaper Staff (3)
Three lecture hours and three lab hours by arrangement per week. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 836, or ESOL 400, or equivalent. Recommended: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in JOUR 120.
Production of the college newspaper. Discussion and criticism by staff of the publication. Students will get practical experience in writing as preparation for future print and electronic media work. May be repeated for credit a maximum of three times. Transfer credit: CSU.
JOUR 301 Online Newspaper Staff (3)
Three lecture hours and three lab hours by arrangement per week. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 836, or ESOL 400, or equivalent. Recommended: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in JOUR 120.
Production of the online version of the college newspaper. Discussion and criticism by staff of the publication. Students will get practical experience in writing for an online publication, including using digital photography, video and audio clips for story enhancement. The course prepares students for future print and electronic media work. May be repeated for credit a maximum of three times. Transfer credit: CSU.
JOURN 302 Newspaper Workshop (1-3)
One to three by arrangement hours per week. Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENGL 836 or ESOL 400 or equivalent. Recommended:Completion of or concurrent enrollment in JOURN 120 or JOUR 121. Participants do a variety of activities for The Skyline View, including writing, taking photos or video, blogging, creating podcasts, selling ads, laying out the paper, marketing the paper and journalism program, or participating in any other activity pertinent to the production of the print and online versions of the paper.
