Journalism Assignments

Course Objective: What is journalism? Most people understand that journalism has something to do with news, investigation, and opinion as presented through the mediums of newspapers, magazines, yearbooks, and television. The modern conception of journalism has begun to shift, especially as websites, weblogs, and podcasts have become more common. In this course, you will learn about the history and practice of journalism, how it has shifted over the years to become a creative mode of expression utilized in all mainstream society, as well as develop one of the more important historical documents of this time through an investigated hands-on process writing articles in a variety of styles and publishing them online.