Communication Practicum Laboratory II

Students learn to budget content for a news publication, use standard editing marks to edit and rewrite stories and captions using industry standard graphic design software to deliver print ready files to a publisher. They also supervise each step of the design process from concept development to production, and completion of an actual published newspaper. Typical work includes selecting photos, cropping and design of photo page layouts. Concurrent registration in COM 471 and COM 471L is required. Offered each semester. Prerequisite: COM 371.