Newswriting and Reporting

Certificate of Achievement Journalism · Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog

The Certificate of Achievement in Newswriting and Reporting provides foundational knowledge and hands-on training that prepares students for jobs in the media realm. The certificate serves as a comprehensive and multi-discipline overview of content and skills needed by the modern journalist.

Career Opportunities

reporting, copyrighting, public relations, communication, screenwriting, social media, brand management.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:

  1. Assemble a portfolio of appropriate photographs, written articles, writings, or digital media that reflects the skills and understanding of techniques of journalism.
  2. Write news, features, and opinion pieces.
  3. Apply media law, fact-checking and ethics to the journalistic process.
CourseTitleUnits
Core Courses (17 units):14
JOURN 18ANews Production I4
JOURN 18BNews Production II4
JOURN 21Newswriting3
JOURN 69Multimedia Reporting for Journalists3
JOURN 62Survey of Mass Media3
orJOURN 20Photojournalism I3
orPHOTO 20Photojournalism I3
Select one of the following (3 units):3
JOURN 80Investigative Reporting3
GRART 32Digital Documents (Adobe InDesign)3
GRART 36Adobe Photoshop Basics3
GRART 115Website Design3
JOURN 70Data Journalism3
Total Units:20

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