A certificate of achievement may be earned by completing all the courses required for this major with a grade of C or better. Journalists find out and tell the public about important issues and events. They gather information through research, firsthand experience and talking to people who know what's going on. Then they take that information and decide what the story is and how it should be told. Finally, they write or produce, edit and present it to the public. <br><br>CCC journalism alum have gone on to do Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage, work for major newspapers like The Washington Post, Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch and Las Vegas Review-Journal, serve as President of the USA Today Sports Media Group, even become Editor-in-Chief of PCWorld and MacWorld magazines. Others have gone into public relations and work for organizations like LEGOLAND and UC Berkeley. One recently became press secretary for the Governor of Oregon.