Journalism

Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' From the early days of our nation, the Founding Fathers realized the importance of a free press. Through the Civil Rights Movement and our present Information Age, journalism has played a vital role in our nation’s well-being. Journalists witness and record our lives. Journalism also makes a great partner for those pursuing other careers. It is learning how to write and then developing an expertise in a cognate area, such as business, science, law, the performing arts, literature, and the social and behavioral sciences.

Many of our authors, including Ernest Hemingway, Tom Clancy, Erma Bombeck, Edna Buchanan, Dave Barry, Mary Brody, Katherine Anne Porter and Stephen King, began their careers as reporters. Photojournalists, as well as reporters, have served as historians by recording messages and providing images for future generations.

Students have access to a black-and-white photo lab, as well as a Journalism-Tech Writing lab using digital photography with a PC format. Students can learn how to retrieve information; develop, print and edit photos; conduct computer-assisted reporting; edit copy; interview; design and lay out news pages on a computer; and produce newsletters. They also learn to write news releases, features, newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements, and headlines. Along with these skills, journalism students are encouraged to gain a general education background and start a portfolio by working for the school newspaper, The Pikes Peak News. After completing the journalism program at PPCC, students transferring to four-year colleges may obtain editorial positions with college newspapers.

Students enrolled in the PPCC journalism program can earn an associate of arts degree and choose from four emphasis areas: advertising/public relations, news/editorial, newsletter and multimedia.

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5675 S. Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 USA

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