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Introducing the Course
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Key Terms
News
Journalism
Social Actors
Technological Actants
Audiences
Journalistic Activities
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Media Effects
Media Dependency Theory
Framing Theory
Agenda Setting Theory
Priming Theory
News Avoidance and Fatigue
4.
Influences on Journalistic Media
Hierarchy of Influences Model
U.S. Journalistic Culture
News Values
Truth, Bias, and Neutrality
Gender and Racial Gaps
Partisan and Geographic Biases
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Economics of Journalistic Media
Commodification of News
Audience Measurement and Bundling
Third-Party Platforms
Non-Profit Journalism
State-Supported Journalism
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News Audiences
Audience Fragmentation
User-Generated Content
Participatory Journalism
Solutions Journalism
Violence Against Journalists
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History of U.S. Journalism
Early U.S. Journalism
Journalism in the 19th Century
Journalism in the Early 20th Century
Journalism After the Early 20th Century
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Journalism Law and Ethics
The First Amendment
Access, Anonymity, and Privacy
Censorship, Copyright, and Incitement
Libel
Professional Codes of Ethics
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Preparing News Stories
Types of News
Opinion-Based Journalism
Story Ideas
Misinformation and Disinformation
10.
Interviewing Sources
News Sources
Contacting Sources and Arranging Interviews
Generating Good Interview Questions
Conducting Interviews
Verifying Information
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Creating News Content
Leads and Nut Grafs
Story Structures
Quotes and Attribution
Integrating Quantitative Information
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Future of Journalism
Social Media and Journalism
Computational Journalism
Artificial Intelligence and Automation
Credits
Clear History
Learning Site
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Week 1
Introducing the Course
This unit consists of orientation material, and should be completed on Moodle.