Schedule of Classes

Practice in news gathering, beat reporting, interviewing, and writing basic news stories.

Communication across diverse cultures. Intercultural communication theory, skills, and concepts. Developing specific communication skills to facilitate effective communication in intercultural settings.

Laws covering all the media; libel, privacy, copyright, and intellectual property; federal and state laws; unique broadcast and Internet regulations; nexus between the legal and the ethical in the practice of journalism.

Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. May be repeated under different topics.

Analysis and discussion of communication issues, ethics, and perspectives.