Senior Owen Allen (left) displays The Cat Scan, the department's new online magazine, for faculty and course instructor, Jay Rochlin.

Online Journalism

Students interested in online journalism can get real-world experience by working on a Web-based publication launched in 2006.

The Cat Scan features news, entertainment, reviews, blogs and photos. Students did more than supply content for the fledgling publication; they also grappled with issues of copyright, possible censorship of blogs and whether they could adequately cover hard news.

The Cat Scan was created by students in Jour 498D when the course itself was offered for the first time in January 2006. Its creation allowed the class to serve as the department's fourth senior capstone course and fulfilled a long-time goal of offering students experience in online journalism.

Future students will tweak the design, supply new content and work with other disciplines on campus in an attempt to feature more students' work.

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