You have three great ways to get involved with the journalism program on campus.

Option 1: Start at the beginning

Writers wanted!

If you love to write and want to consider a career that PAYS you to write and be where the action is, consider Multimedia Journalism.

This introductory course to our Journalism Program is transferable to most universities and lays the foundation for various types of writing, from advertising to public relations to blogs, social media and tradition newspapers and magazines.

There are two Journalism 101 Courses available in Spring 2015:

Journalism 101 Multimedia Writing/Reporting Course (Class number 33370) – is an online only class.

Journalism 101 Multimedia Writing/Reporting Course (Class number 33385) – is a ground class that meets Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 10:50 on the San Marcos Campus.

For more information, contact Erin Hiro at ehiro@palomar.edu.

Option 2: Write for a campus publication

Palomar’s Campus Newspaper and Magazine Needs Writers, Designers and Photographers for Spring 2015!

The Journalism Department at Palomar College has created an unusual opportunity for students: We are combining the campus newspaper and magazine class for the Spring semester only!

Students will have the opportunity to write, design and take photographs for both the campus newspaper and magazine. Students will be able to focus in the areas that they prefer and finish their semester with tangible, printed copies of their work that they can use for internships, resumes and jobs.

There are THREE courses that allow you to become a part of this process:

Option 1:

Journalism 105 Multimedia News Writing/Production (Course number 33386)

This course meets Mondays/Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. until 12:20 p.m. and features a lecture/lab format that allows you to hear a short lecture and then gives you time to try out the new skill. This class assigns, stories, photos and design projects that wind up in the newspaper, magazine or on the publications’ websites.

Option 2:

Journalism 110L Multimedia Journalism Lab (Course number 33394)

This course allows you to write, take photos or design for the newspaper or magazine. The class is has one orientation but NO CLASS MEETINGS. Three hours of work is completed on students’ own schedule.

Option 3:

Journalism 112L Lab for Online Journalism (Course number 33841)

This course allows you to write, take photos or design for the newspaper or magazine’s WEBSITES. The class is has one orientation but NO CLASS MEETINGS. Three hours of work is completed on students’ own schedule.

For more information, visit www.the-telescope.com to see more about the newspaper, or visit the journalism department website https://www.palomar.edu/journalism/

Option 3: Master Social Media

Want to get paid to play on Social Media? Palomar College has a new course this Spring that shows you how….

JOURNALISM 200: MASTERING SOCIAL MEDIA (COURSE NUMBER 33842)

• This class is new to Palomar, transferrable to CSUs and part of a new Social Media Certificate.
• It will be offered Tuesday/Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. on the San Marcos Campus.
• This course will explore Social Media from a content perspective.
• Students will learn the fundamentals of social media, the theories behind writing for social media, as well as the ethics and standards of information generated from social media.
• It will also explore how to use social media to get content to the masses.

For more information, visit www.the-telescope.com to see more about the newspaper, or visit the journalism department website https://www.palomar.edu/journalism/