The media studies emphasis is designed to develop students who possess a strong liberal arts background to enter the ever-converging media industry by providing them with hands-on experience in radio and television broadcasting, as well as print journalism. Students are guided by a dedicated and diverse faculty with the proper mix of academic and professionalContinue reading “MEDIA STUDIES”
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HARD VS SOFT NEWS
Originally posted on Introduction to Journalism:
Taken from Media Awareness Network: Hard News Vs. Soft News News stories are basically divided into two types: hard news and soft news. Hard new generally refers to up-to-the-minute news and events that are reported immediately, while soft news is background information or human-interest stories. Politics, war, economics and…
BROADCAST SCRIPTS
In this chapter you will begin to work on brief stories written for broadcast. It is beyond the scope of this text to offer you full-fledged training as broadcast journa… Source: Chapter Five: Writing for Broadcast
MEDIA LAW
Media Law – COMM 4260 “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievance.” — First Amendment, United StatesContinue reading “MEDIA LAW”
MEDIA MANAGEMENT
Media Management – COMM 3460 Course Description: In this course, you will examine the various media that we consume multiple times daily from a traditional public viewpoint, but also research what happens behind the scenes. How do newspapers, magazines, radio and TV broadcasters and online outlets decide what stories to report? How do they makeContinue reading “MEDIA MANAGEMENT”
CRITICAL THINKING
Listening & Thinking Critically – COMM 1310 Course Description: Critical Thinking is the process by which we develop and support our beliefs, and evaluate the strength of arguments made by others in real-life situations. This semester we will practice some of the most central and important skills of critical thinking, and focus on applying those strategiesContinue reading “CRITICAL THINKING”
MEDIA & SOCIETY
Media & Society – COMM 2010 Course Description: Do you know what you’re watching? What you’re reading? You might think that what comes across your television or web browser, in your newspaper or magazine, or on your movie screen is pretty much the whole message; what you see is what you get. But the contentContinue reading “MEDIA & SOCIETY”
INTERPERSONAL
Interpersonal Communications – COMM 2110 Required Text: Looking Out, Looking In (2013) 14th Edition Ronald B. Adler, Russell F. Proctor II ISBN-13: 978-0840028174, ISBN-10: 1285070569 Recommended Readings: APA Style Guide Course Description: The study of Interpersonal Communication is the study of interaction between people. It is not only the conversation, but the study of relationships,Continue reading “INTERPERSONAL”
NBA DEVELOPMENT
Lately I have been promoting and pressing a lot of material from other sites. There are a few reasons why I’ve this has been a theme lately, which will actually be a theme of a blog post in a few days. Anyways, I’ve been going through some of my old files and trying to locate digital versionsContinue reading “NBA DEVELOPMENT”
GO TO LUNCH
As I taught my course this past semester, I was increasingly concerned that not all of my students felt comfortable sharing their thoughts and perspectives with the class. Southern Utah University has a predominantly Caucasian-American, LDS student body. There is nothing wrong with this, as I have thoroughly enjoyed my interactions within the SUU community,Continue reading “GO TO LUNCH”
Hayden Coombs 