10203173Photojournalism
Course Information
Description
Photography for publication with the visual image used to relate events, ideas or circumstances. Students are exposed to techniques in which news stories can be communicated through visual images in print.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Explain the historical and contemporary importance of photojournalism to society

  2. Determine how legal issues impact the photojournalist’s approach to an assignment

  3. Identify ethical practices associated with photojournalism

  4. Identify news, trend and feature story ideas that can be effectively told through the medium of photojournalism

  5. Make a feature photo

  6. Cover a scheduled event

  7. Photograph an environmental portrait

  8. Cover a sports event

  9. Produce a picture story

  10. Write effective photo captions

  11. Operate basic digital camera equipment in a manner that fully optimizes all features of that camera

  12. Use editing software for the post-assignment production phase

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