Preparing Chico State students to be ethical, knowledgeable, responsible, versatile and engaged communicators.
What we teach
Critical, creative and independent thinking.
Professional standards and ethical practice of journalism and public relations.
Leadership.
Working with and conveying information to diverse communities.
Appreciation for the history, purpose and relevance of the First Amendment and media law, including privacy, libel, copyright, intellectual property and freedom of information.
Creating audience-appropriate content by conducting research via digital channels, interviewing, fact checking, writing across multiple platforms and engaging audiences with visual tools.
The evolution of digital information and media technologies.
Journalistic style, grammar and spelling, while editing with accuracy and consistency.
Numeracy.
Working in multidisciplinary teams to professionally package and transmit information via current and emerging technologies.