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Jul 09, 2025
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MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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COMM 181 - Digital Media
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090 and ENGL 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
Session Cycle: WI
This course is designed to introduce students to a wide variety of digital storytelling and news presentation tools. As consumers turn from traditional news sources to digital platforms, journalists and other media specialists need to learn a new portfolio of skills, from handling breaking news in real time and blogging to podcasting and multimedia storytelling. Students will be exposed to a wide range of digital news presentation methods, learning new media skills needed to compete in this rapidly changing and highly competitive career field. The course will emphasize traditional journalism conventions, such as accuracy, fairness and comprehensive news gathering and reporting, while using digital media tools. The course was previously called New Media Journalism, JOURN 181.
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