JOUR 371 Newspaper Practicum

(6 Terms; 3 Credits)

The practicum course lasting for six semesters presents another facet of the training program for third-year students prior to their joining media organizations for summer internship. The course enables students to learn the basic skills in journalism including ethics in theory and practice, news reporting and writing, and newspaper and magazine editing.
Students work under direct supervision of an instructor to learn the methodology to locate contents for publication; the form in which they appear; the design and layout for either on-line or print format. Students’ work will be refined by an editorial board of senior students.
The University has fully utilized the internet platform to publish students works on the website(s), and secured arrangements with local publications for students to participate in the production of stories and features for designated columns of the publications involved.