LER 220

Fall 2009 All Classes

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The Media, Workers, and Unions

Credit: 3 hours.

Workers, unions, and how the news media tells their stories. Looks at the past, the present and future. Analyzes how these stories are told in the mainstream and independent news media in the U.S., and examines the Internet's explosion and impact on these stories. Looks at how blogs, online videos, citizen journalism, and hte fast changing world of Internet communication has given voice to workers and their issues. Compares the print and online media with the work done in documentaries and the cinema. Looks at the global telling of these stories. Lastly, examines the ways that unions can better tell their stories.

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LER 220 class schedule data for fall 2009
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	54126	Online	A	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Vargas-Garcia, Y Ashby, S Franklin, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: This is an online course taught on Compass. There are no classroom sessions.
	54802	Online	AO1	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Ashby, S Franklin, S	Part of Term: XM Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Fee: Graduate - Urbana-Champaign OCE Tuition $309.00 per Bill Hour, Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign OCE Tuition $277.00 per Bill Hour, and OCE Fees $45.00 per Bill Hour. Section Info: Academic Outreach restrictions and assessments apply, see http://www.outreach.uiuc.edu. Restriction(s): Restricted to NDEG:Grad Nondegree-CE-UIUC or NDEG:Undergrad Nondeg-CE-UIUC.