Ralph Nichols
Lecturer

Office: DBH 135
Phone: 408-924-3247
Office hours: MW2:30-2:45
E-mail: RalphCNichols@earthlink.net

Courses I Teach:

JOURNALISM 95 - Beginning Digital News Photography-
Basic introduction to news photography and photojournalism field. Includes camera use — composition, aperture, shutter speed, and lens selection — and processing for print or electronic media using PhotoShop. Emphasis on technical aspects of digital news photography. Resources Assignments

MCOM 100W: Writing Workshop Advanced writing across the media — advertising, journalism and public relations.
Writing and research for an increasingly convergent media with multiple media formats from the Web to print and broadcast, including writing to accompany audio and visual images.


Education:
Mass Communications M.A. CSUN, July 1990
B.A. University of Nevada at Reno, June 1983 Journalism.
A.A. Pierce College, 1979, Journalism.

Professional Experience:
Ralph Nichols has worked on five daily newspapers for more than 20
years, including the Los Angeles Times. He's taught journalism at the
college level for more than 15 years. Nichols has been the journalism
adviser at Evergreen Valley College since 1993.
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