"It's a Mess": An Academic and Practical Look at Digital Media in the Late 2010s
CSPL 250P
Fall 2021 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
WRCT 250P |
Hot mess. Dumpster fire. Steaming turd pile. Commentators, journalists, and the public have all used these terms to describe the state of American digital media in 2018. While the profession of journalism is more noble in this era than in previous decades, the world of media creation and consumption is far more complicated than ever before. For young people hoping to get their start in the world of digital media in the late 2010s, catching a break is even harder.
The purpose of this class is twofold: It will introduce students to the larger issues spanning digital media--from a lack of diversity and inclusion to problems with monetization and "Fake News"--while also giving them the chance to walk through what it's actually like to pitch, write, and edit for an internet publication. Students will have the opportunity to write for a class blog using strategies that the digital media world uses today, and they'll spend time giving and receiving feedback on writing. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ALLB |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
POI- please email lkherman@wesleyan.edu a link with a piece of writing you've read in the last 6 months along with 3-4 sentences on how it changed the way they thought about a topic. It could be smart, funny, political, weird, anything. |
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