Digital Media Literacy
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Overview
Subject area
JRN
Catalog Number
219
Course Title
Digital Media Literacy
Department(s)
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