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Identify from beat areas the story ideas that are viable for a given
audience. (I)
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Identify and explain the elements of news. (I)
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Demonstrate an advanced degree of news judgment through the
assignment, selection, and placement of news articles. (I)
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Write, under pressure of deadline, professional copy in multiple
newspaper formats (news, feature, editorial, sports, review, and press
release), demonstrating a high degree of fairness, accuracy and
balance. (II)
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Write editorial, columns, and opinion pieces which adhere to general
accepted principles and campus newspaper policy. (II)
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Report and write increasingly difficult stories utilizing research
techniques and interpretative abilities. (III)
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Produce stories using the computer. (III)
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Apply Associated Press style, qualities of good writing, and the
elements of news in editing and rewriting stories. (IV)
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Use quotes and attribution in editing and rewriting. (IV)
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Write and rewrite leads to attract readers. (IV)
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Design newspaper pages demonstrating an understanding of typography,
design elements, sectional differences, and consistency. (V)
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Dummy a newspaper page. (V)
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Apply design techniques and produce newspaper pages using computer
software. (VI)
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Create line art, editorial graphics and illustrations using computer
software. (VI)
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Prepare a photo assignment sheet. (VII)
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Select, crop, size, and proportion a photo for publication. (VII)
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Using computer software, crop, size and scan a photo. (VII)
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Plan photographic coverage for the campus newspaper. (VII)
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Write headlines to fit space using standard head guidelines. (VIII)
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Explain how a newspaper operates. (IX)
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Apply human relations skills in a newspaper setting. (IX)
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Develop campus newspaper policy through service input to the editorial
board. (IX)
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Produce and circulate a student-oriented line of communication for the
campus. (IX)
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Develop continually changing circulation patterns utilizing
experience, marketing, and promotional techniques. (IX)
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Generate, plan, design, and produce advertising for individual issues
of the campus newspaper. (IX)
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Identify and describe legal and ethical issues that affect both the
campus newspaper and professional newspaper. (X, XI)
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