The Forum

Spring 2025 class registration is underway, and students who’ve completed two English classes and one mass communications class have the opportunity to take Journalism I: Writing and Reporting. If you enjoyed the previous classes, journalism may be for you as they go hand in hand. Taking a journalism class can offer great opportunities like writing in the school newspaper, being on the school’s radio station, and analyzing and writing different interesting stories.

Journalism is the act of gathering information and reporting important events, facts, and ideas. Student articles are regularly published in the college newspaper, “The Forum”, covering topics pertinent to students, including politics and community events. The Forum is published monthly and can be found in newspaper racks in every building on the Florissant Valley campus. 

While journalism is often overlooked, it provides excellent skills that can be applied to many other fields of study, and I would recommend journalism and mass communications classes because of these skills that students develop over the course of the semester. Journalism and mass communications aren’t all about writing though; film appreciation and digital audio production classes are also available.