JRN 400

Critical Issues in Journalism

This course takes a close look at some of the larger issues that journalists face in their day-to-day work. The list of issues includes, but is not limited to: diversity of race, gender, sexuality and religion in newsroom makeup and story coverage; the changing landscape of news media in the digital age and the revolving notion of who is a journalist in the world of bloggers and citizen journalists; the relationship between journalism and public relations; and the role of news media as a watchdog of democracy. (Replaces JRN 301.)

Weekly Contact: Lab: 1 hr. Lecture: 2 hrs.

GPA Weight: 1.00

Course Count: 1.00

Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

(JRN 103 and JRN 105) or JRN 120

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

NNS 400

Custom Requisites

None

Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages

*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.

Journalism Core Elective Table II
Minor in News Studies
Minor in Public Relations
NNS 400 - Critical Issues in Journalism
RTA 433 - Issues in Sports