Catalog 2023 - 2024

MMC 2100 Writing for Mass Communications

This course focuses on producing and analyzing copy for mass media, addressing the shifting modes of communication in the digital information age, exploring the divergence of newspapers, magazines, radio, television, public relations, or advertising to the Internet and social media. The course considers a wide variety of story forms like photojournalism, podcasts, cartooning, long form journalism, editorial essays, PSAs, and so on with an emphasis on the value of ethics and empathy in gathering and portraying information.
3 credits

Prerequisites

ENC 1101 with a grade of C or higher