Communications
The field of communications embraces all
ways that we communicate such as verbal,
written, or artistic; and either explicit
such as in technical writing, or abstract as
in theater and music.
A Communications Major can approach a career
from several angles.
Jobs can fall under public relations
which build relations with important public
entities such as media, investors, or
analysts.
The Public Relations Society of
America sets standards and upholds
principles of ethics for the public
relations profession.
Editors often become language connoisseurs
who work for publishing companies such as
book or magazine editors, or newspapers and
online publications.
Technical writers develop a flair by using
their ability to take highly technical and
field-specific terms and reduce them to
laymen terminology.
This pertains to writing user manuals
such as for all the various owner manuals
needed in electronics or appliances.
Those who pursue a journalism career have
the choice of print, television, radio, or
online journalism by either writing the
news, reporting it orally, or both.
Some specialize in foreign affairs,
or business or consumer reporting.
Another option is radio, television, and
broadcasting.
These occupations include
broadcasting station manager, disc jockey,
talk show host, comedy writer, broadcast
orchestra member, or actor or actress.
Scholars have defined communication (from
Latin “communis,” meaning “to share”):
"The field .. [which] focuses on how people
use messages to generate meanings within and
across various contexts, cultures, channels,
and media. The
field promotes the effective and ethical
practice of human communication".