COMM 495 - Pioneer Media Production

Units: 3
Students spend at least one semester producing journalism for Pioneer Media, operating under the direction of a faculty advisor and a student 0editor-in-chief.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: COMM 333 and COMM 435.
Prerequisites: COMM 328 and COMM 335.
Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 6 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Create, pitch, and publish journalism on a regular basis in Pioneer Media online and print publications.
Create publishable journalism using visual and other multimedia elements.
Formulate and conduct skilled interviews as a major element of news research.
Evaluate and critique story pitches and completed multimedia stories.