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Aug 14, 2024
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JOUR 241 - News and the News Media Credits: 3 Description Survey of the history, purposes, functions, and effects of journalism.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of key issues confronting journalism form past to present.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the important debates regarding the forms and practices of reporting.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of various theories of journalism and media effects to argue how the quality of news can be improved.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of journalism’s role in a democracy.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of historical events in journalism and how they shaped media forms and practices today.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the legal issues facing journalism.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of journalism’s impact on various social groups and public policies.
Prerequisite: None Corequisite: None Graded: Letter Grade
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