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Journalism

​Taking a journalism class in college can provide students with essential skills that are applicable across various career paths.​ Such classes cultivate critical thinking, effective communication, and practical knowledge, equipping students for roles in journalism and beyond. Furthermore, the demand for these skills in diverse industries makes journalism classes a worthwhile investment in education.
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Program Overview

Journalism courses analyze the forms, purposes, and ethics of journalistic communications with practical work in writing and editing. Students will identify the core important facts of a story and prepare appropriate leads demonstrating a use of those facts.

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