"Community journalism is locally-oriented, professional news coverage that typically focuses on city neighborhoods, individual suburbs or small towns, rather than metropolitan, state, national or world news."
The role of local newspapers and magazines in covering community news, including the challenges and opportunities presented by community reporting.
Introduction to Print Journalism: An introductory course that provides a brief overview of print journalism, its history, and its role in society.
News Gathering and Reporting: This course covers the principles of news gathering, reporting, and writing for print journalism.
Feature Writing: Feature writing is a specialized form of journalism that concentrates on creating in-depth stories that go beyond the news. This course highlights how to write feature stories.
Ethics in Journalism: This course teaches ethical standards and practices in journalism.
Intro to Multimedia Journalism: Introduction to Multimedia Journalism is a course that trains students in using multimedia components to make news more accessible and engaging.
Journalism Law and Ethics: Journalism Law and Ethics is a course that examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding print journalism.
Investigative Journalism: Investigative journalism is a specialized form of journalism that is aimed at exposing wrongdoing. This course teaches techniques for investigating, researching, and reporting investigative stories.
Editorial Writing: Editorial writing is a course covering the principles of editorial writing, the different types of editorials, and how they can be used to influence public opinion.
Opinion Writing: Opinion writing is a specialized form of journalism that focuses on the writer's personal perspective. This course teaches the principles of opinion writing and how to craft compelling arguments.
Newsroom Management: Newsroom management is a course on how to manage a newsroom effectively. It covers topics such as leadership, decision-making, and strategic planning.
Digital Media Production: Digital media production is a course that teaches students how to create digital media content, such as podcasts, videos, and social media posts.
Print Design and Layout: Print design and layout is a course that teaches students how to create visually appealing layouts for print publications.
Photojournalism: Photojournalism is a specialized form of journalism that focuses on using photography to tell stories. This course teaches students how to capture and edit photos that add value to stories.
Web Design for Journalists: Web design for journalists is a course that teaches students how to create a visually appealing and user-friendly website for print journalism.
Entrepreneurship in Journalism: This course covers the principles of entrepreneurship in journalism and how to create a successful business in the print journalism industry.
Hyperlocal journalism: Reporting news and events that are relevant to a specific neighborhood, town or city.
Civic journalism: A more interactive form of local journalism that encourages community involvement, discussion and debate.
Alternative journalism: A style of community journalism that challenges the mainstream media by reporting on issues that are often ignored or marginalized.
Non-profit journalism: A type of community journalism that is funded by philanthropists, foundations, and/or individual donors.
Ethnic and minority journalism: Reporting news and events from the perspective of a specific community, such as African Americans, Latinos, or LGBTQ+.
Rural journalism: Reporting news and events that are relevant to residents and stakeholders in rural areas.
Citizen journalism: Individuals who report and write news stories, often using social media as a platform.
Student journalism: Student-run newspapers and broadcasts that cover news and events on campus and throughout the surrounding community.
Advocacy journalism: Journalists who express a point of view about specific issues and push for change or improvement.
Grassroots journalism: A style of community journalism that focuses on grassroots movements and social change.
"Community newspapers...tend to cover subjects larger news media do not. Some examples of topics are students on the honor roll at the local high school, school sports, crimes such as vandalism, zoning issues, and other details of community life."
"Community newspapers, often but not always publish weekly."
"However, such 'hyperlocal' articles are sometimes dismissed as 'chicken dinner' stories."
"Most community journalists are professionally trained reporters and editors."
"Community journalism should not be confused with the work of citizen journalists, who are often unpaid amateurs."
"Community journalism should not be confused with civic journalism, although many community newspapers practice that."
"An increasing number of community newspapers are now owned by large media organizations."
"A fistfight on Clark Street is more important to our readers than a war in Europe."
"Many rural papers are still 'mom and pop' operations."
"Some specialized training programs in community journalism have recently emerged at established undergraduate and graduate journalism programs."
"Participants created a list characterizing community journalism: community journalism is intimate, caring, and personal; it reflects the community and tells its stories; and it embraces a leadership role."
"Community journalism is the heartbeat of American journalism, journalism in its natural state."
"Man, if you have to ask, it won't do me any good to try to explain."
"Community journalism is intimate, caring, and personal; it reflects the community and tells its stories; and it embraces a leadership role."