JRN 349 - Editing for Print and Online Media

Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
A course involving students in an in-depth study of procedures of copy editing for newspapers, magazines and online media. Through assignments and exercises, students will develop superior skills in grammar and word usage, punctuation, spelling, style, fact-checking, use of reference books, and writing headlines and captions. Students will practice substantive editing, and proofreading for print and online media. The special conditions of the increasingly important Internet to copy editors will be demonstrated.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): ENG 113 or JRN 170