JR 230 - Global Journalism

Credits: 4
Students gain the appropriate skills and analytical tools to critically engage with topics related to global journalism and to be prepared for working/reporting internationally. To provide a useful background for evaluating journalism from a global perspective, students are introduced to pertinent theories and relevant historical events that have shaped journalism in different internationalized settings. Students read and analyze influential texts and develop skills related to reporting internationally, including how to conduct observations and interviews as well as cultivate sources. This course helps students build a framework by which they will be able to navigate diverse experiences, communities, and cultures.

Liberal Arts Perspective(s): Global Diversity
Foundations Requirement(s):