Describes implementation and content of a course in developing videotapes for use by business and by educational, medical, governmental and other nonprofit organizations. (HTH)

Describes a course that documents in often laborious and relatively uncritical detail the history of the Canadian press and its American and British antecedents. Describes a course on the contemporary press consisting of various forms of press criticism. (HTH)

Presents a model outline for the international news reporting class, focusing on news language and global journalism. Shows how concepts from philosophy, political science, and rhetoric were applied the language of international news and the reporting process by which a very few global events are selected and crafted into the symbolic form of the…

Describes a new journalism course offered at Fordham University (New York) that uses four devices: scene-by-scene construction, realistic dialog, third-person point of view, and symbolic recording of entire events. (HOD)

Describes a course designed to give journalism students functional knowledge in business and economics so that they can become business news reporters. (RL)

Discusses how a course in journalism ethics can integrate theory and practice while giving an accurate description of the profession and an overview of its unique ethical dilemmas. Notes that such a course helps students develop skills, analyze concepts and theories, and critically evaluate the profession. (SR)

Maintains that perspectives of cultural diversity and gender are appropriate for courses in mass communication and society. Describes the academic techniques (a focus on culture and media studies) and the instructional techniques of such a course developed at Stanford University. Notes the need to deal with zero-sum perceptions of such endeavors…

Describes a course that recently integrated instruction in reporting and editing into a basic newsgathering and processing class. (HTH)

Describes using the process method to teach news writing. Emphasizes its usefulness in writing for the reader and editing. (SR)

Describes a mass communications course that meets at media sites so that students can see first hand the business aspects of managing a publishing or broadcast concern. (HTH)

Briefly describes materials and rationale of a media law course specifically designed for students preparing for careers outside print and broadcast news. (CRH)

Describes a program at the University of Iowa called the Mass Communication Laboratory Sequence that offers students the opportunity to develop their abilities as professional communicators who can identify, research, and analyze problems that need communication strategies and media products for solutions. (HOD)

Describes an editing course offered at Arizona State University which attempts to address all of the skills needed on the news desks including word skills, graphic applications, edition and page design, and electronic photography. (MG)