C-ID Descriptor
Introduction to Photojournalism

• Role of photojournalism and press photography in modern mass media
• History and development of the camera as a reporting tool
• Careers in photojournalism
• High impact photography: the decisive moment
• Photo composition
• Camera and photography basics
• Cutlines: The photographer as writer
• The tools of photojournalism: hardware and software
• What makes a good news photo?
• Ethics and legal issues of photojournalism
• Introduction to electronic editing of photos
• Introduction to web images and video
• Electronic photo storage formats

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of photojournalism and photojournalists
• Demonstrate an understanding of the history development of photojournalism
• Demonstrate an understanding of career options and processes in photojournalism
• Illustrate an understanding of capturing peak action or storytelling composition
• Create storytelling images, slideshows or videos 
• Demonstrate a working familiarity with the camera
• Analyze legal and ethical situations in photojournalism
• Write effective cutlines for photos
• Edit and store photos on a computer

Projects
Exams
Critiques; peer critiques

Kobre, Kenneth. Photojournalism: The Professional Approach. Focal Press

Horton, Brian. Associated Press Guide to Photojournalism. McGraw-Hill

Langton, Loup. Photojournalism and Today’s News: Creating Visual Reality