COM 445
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COM 445 - Journalism and Society (4 cr)
Media CultureHUM - Div of Humanities and Soc Sci
Course Title
Journalism and Society
Catalog Description
Learning to "read" and write the news. Analysis of the role of news media in our understanding of society.
This course examines how news organizations affect politics, values, and social norms, as well as the economic pressures and technologies that shape how news is gathered, distributed, and consumed. It asks students to debate whether and to what extent contemporary news media fulfills its civic function of informing the citizenry and upholding the democratic system.
This course examines how news organizations affect politics, values, and social norms, as well as the economic pressures and technologies that shape how news is gathered, distributed, and consumed. It asks students to debate whether and to what extent contemporary news media fulfills its civic function of informing the citizenry and upholding the democratic system.
Cross Listed Courses
Minimum
4
Max
4
Academic Progress Units
4
Requirement Designation
Regular Liberal Arts
Prerequisites & Corequisites
038337
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