Broken News

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Broken News: the changing landscape of media This is a course designed to take students inside the media landscape in an age of rapid change. The answer to questions such as, “Who is a journalist?” and “What is news?” has changed dramatically. Bias, opinion and advocacy are now the hallmarks of this age of social media dominance and cable news saturation. News organizations have been forced to grapple with their own shortcomings on diversity as they cover social change and awareness. Through it all, the foundation of quality journalism is alive and well — if you know where to find it. This is not a HOW TO course, rather it’s a how to UNDERSTAND the media course as we scrutinize the news landscape. As a class we will examine the impact of President Trump’s attack on a free press, coverage of #MeToo and the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. Other topics will include the evolution of political coverage and the impact of 9-11 on the media. Led by David Gregory, the former NBC News White House Correspondent and Moderator of Meet the Press, the course will feature in class interviews with leading media figures of our day.