JOUR 250

Spring 2012 All Classes

All Classes

Credit: 3 hours.

Focuses on media decision-making and news judgment, specifically ethics and diversity in newsgathering with regard to scope, privacy, bias, economic concerns, and accountability. Examines real-life news decisions and the thoughts of journalists who lived through famous and infamous ethics situations. Key provisions in the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics regarding use of diverse voices will be discussed and applied in practical ways, and both students and the instructor will find current examples of ethics issues to present to the class. Diversity education is part of the required standard for achieving journalism accreditation from the discipline's national accrediting body.

Prerequisite: JOUR 200.

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JOUR 250 class schedule data for spring 2012
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
51007
Lecture-Discussion
A
3:30PM -4:50PM
TR
223 Gregory Hall
Benson, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/17/12-05/02/12
Section Info:
This course will open to ADV and MACS majors by 8:30 am on November 15th. Course may open to campus by 8:30 am on November 18th.
Restriction(s):
Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
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