Indiana University School of Journalism

Examination of structure, functions, ethics, and performance of communication and mass media, stressing a review of pertinent research literature. Analysis of media policies and performance in light of communication theory and current economic, political, and social thought.

This course is a continuation of J516: Digital Journalism Practicum and is open to Digital Journalism track students only.

Professor Hans Ibold will guide students through the world of social media and new technologies. The class includes attending South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, where students attend conference sessions with professionals on the bleeding edge of new media innovation, meet high-profile journalists and new media professionals, and explore the local art and music.

Travel over spring break is a required component of this course. Travel for this course is dictated by the dates of the SXSW conference; please note that some days of regular coursework will be missed.

Class requires travel to Europe during Spring Break March 11-20.

Class requires travel to Japan during Spring Break March 10-19.

Professor Lars Willnat will help students explore the differences between the western-style free press and state-sponsored media in China. Students will develop a better understanding of the history, functions and current state of media in China. Over spring break, students will visit Beijing, explore Chinese media organizations, meet with Chinese journalism students, and experience Chinese culture first-hand.

Travel over spring break is a required component of this course.

Professor Bonnie Brownlee will help students explore the media environment in Latin America, and specifically Chile. Students will spend the semester studying issues in an assigned country, and then will together explore the media environment in Santiago in May, including meeting their Chilean counterparts.

Travel after the spring semester, May 8-18,2012, is a required component of this course. However, this is still a spring semester course.

Integration of advanced visual communication skills, including photography, writing, and editing. Individual projects in packaging news and public affairs information. Emphasis on experimentation with message forms outside constraints of the traditional news media.

Examination of problems in teaching journalism and supervising school publications. Topics may include impact on scholastic journalism of changes in educational philosophy, law, financial support, and technology. May be repeated for state certification to teach secondary school journalism, but no more than 6 credits may be counted toward graduate degree. Meets with J453.

Study of the political, economic, social, legal, and historical issues involved in the introduction and diffusion of communication technologies. Research on the uses and potential effects of new technologies on the structure and practice of journalism and mass media.

Course provides students with training in the coverage of the arts. Writing assignments range from feature articles to news to criticism for the journalistic media. Course includes coverage of issues revolving around the arts and society. Of value also to those who plan to write about the arts for promotion or development purposes. Close attention is given to information gathering and writing. Good opportunity for a student to sharpen writing skills in an area of special interest

Introduction to theoretical orientations and research findings at the macro-social level of analysis.

Globalization remains an imperfect, but ubiquitous term that is widely used in academia and in the business, policy, and cultural arenas to define, explain, and justify the economic, political, and technological forces that shape the lives of citizens across the world. This course seeks to critically examine the phenomena that comprise globalization and explore the role that media technologies (newspapers, magazines, television, and online media) and media genres (news and popular culture) play in constituting our identities as audiences, citizens, workers, consumers, and activists. The topics addressed in the course include globalization and media theory, issues of hybridity and national identity, dilemmas in ethnographic research and fieldwork, journalism and journalists, cultural representations of globalization processes, migration and urbanization, and online activism.

Investigation of theory and practice of communications systems in the region, including history, news content, institutions, journalists, technology, economic and political pressures, as well as audience and international influences.

Seminar on qualitative, historical, and legal research methods for mass communication research.