Digital Media Literacy

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Overview

Subject area

JRN

Catalog Number

219

Course Title

Digital Media Literacy

Description

Assessing the reliability and credibility of news reports through close analysis of print, TV, radio, web and social media. First Amendment, consequences of censorship, relationship between journalism and democracy. Evolution of news delivery in the digital era, verification processes, the difference between news and opinion, bias and fairness, assertion versus evidence-based journalism.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule