Online Incivility
Explores online incivility - defined as nasty remarks intended to hurt that often contain profanity, capital letters to indicate yelling, and put-downs or name-calling - in news story comments and social media. Critically assess the impact of incivility on public discussions online and how that influences journalists and other media practitioners. Journalism 395 (Topic: Online Incivility) and 395 (Topic 64) may not both be counted.
Prerequisites & course information
Explores online incivility - defined as nasty remarks intended to hurt that often contain profanity, capital letters to indicate yelling, and put-downs or name-calling - in news story comments and social media. Critically assess the impact of incivility on public discussions online and how that influences journalists and other media practitioners. Journalism 395 (Topic: Online Incivility) and 395 (Topic 64) may not both be counted.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027