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Jun 01, 2025
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MCOM 2131 - Reporting, Writing, and Editing for Online Publications
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to both the theory and practice of online mass communication. It exposes them to a wide range of readings about this still evolving field as well as equally comprehensive readings of the best of contemporary online mass communication. In addition to reading and mastering course texts, students are also required to master the basic skills of online reporting, writing, and editing for the Internet by developing a series of postings ranging from daily blogs to investigative features to commentaries. Students in this class engage in the entire news process from story ideation, identification of sources, research and reporting, writing, revising, editing, and interactive response to readers. In addition, students are expected to master the use of hypertext links in the creation of online copy and be given an opportunity to post digital sound recordings, video and photography to enhance their reporting. Working with the instructor, students post their edited work at one of the community’s online publications.
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: Typing, experience using the Internet
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal(s): Goal 1C
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