Introduction to Print Media:
A Journalist's Perspective on Communication
Contact: ctracy1@ninthmuse.org
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JRNL 213-001
Dr. Tracy
Fall '07
Course Goals and Objectives
Goals: Through study of communication theory and its relationship to media and the practice and profession of journalism, students will grow as critical consumers of news and other forms of communicative media. Rhetorical theory, communication models, media logics, and the role of technology will provide the foundation to understand how media work, on whom and why, and the role of journalists in constructing media messages. We will take a rhetorical perspective and use cases and current practices, such as the current culture of newsroom, to better understand communicative media's power and influence and the reciprocal forces that shape and are shaped by media.
- developing a critical lens to consume, construct, and observe print and other media;
- analyzing and apply the NYTimes case as a model for how newspapers change and innovate;
- analyzing the relationship of media and digital technology;
- studying the history and function of newspapers in America;
- understanding the importance of ethics to the practice of journalism; and
- understanding the influence of globalization on the creation, distribution and function of news.