First, purchase a textbook and modules in a bundle. Journalism modules are bundled with the below CQ Press titles:
- Thornburg, Producing Online News, ISBN: 978-1-4522-0273-0, 2010.
- Wenger and Potter, Advancing the Story, ISBN: 978-1-60871-994-5, 2011.
Register at CQ Press Journalism using the “Register” button in the upper right of the site’s landing page or the “Register to Get Started” link in the middle of the page.

When you register on the site, you will set up a WordPress blog within CQ Press Journalism for use with assignments.
Once registered, you will need to add your class to the “My Classes” page. In order to enroll in a class, you will need a class code provided by the instructor.
After purchasing modules, you will receive an email with a module activation code and instructions. Follow the prompts in the email to activate modules.

Once logged into CQ Press Journalism, select “Activate Module” from the left navigation. Enter the module activation code in the field provided. Repeat this process to add modules.
