About JMC 2033

Writing for Mass Media is a lecture and lab class at OU. The lecture is twice a week, as well as the lab. This class should be taken after the completion of JMC 1013 which teaches the history of media. 40

In this class, your writing skills will be developed and taken to a whole new level. This class also focus on grammar in the English language, and you will better learn how to properly write sentences. Not only that, but also word choice and how you should use words correctly. Journalism is a big part of this class, however, it does not consume it. You will learn how to write news stories and also how to defend the image of an organization. Writing is an important part of every profession and must be done in a correct manner. 98

JMC 2033 will take you through the process of practicing to be a professional writer. The purpose of the lab is to be able to put your skills to work and be coached on the correct way of doing so. Before going into a profession, you must make sure you effectively know how to correctly write and not harm the reputation of others. As stated before, it will properly show you how to use the English language and learn all the rules in order to do so. The five main goals of this course are: improve your writing, understand the specific conventions of writing for mass media/multimedia outlets, understand the core values of your professions, build media literacy, and practice various types of media writing. 126