JRN U640 - Reinventing the News:The Journalism of the Web

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Northeastern University

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Description:

Examines how technology and a changing media culture are revolutionizing the news business. Newspapers transform themselves into online information centers. Mobile "backpack journalists" upload text, photos, audio, and video to the Web. Databases and maps "mash up" into new forms of journalism. News morphs into a conversation between professional journalists and what some call "the former audience." And citizen journalists challenge the mainstream media on their own turf. Considers how blogging and other forms of Web journalism are affecting what the traditional media choose to cover and how they present it. Offers an opportunity to meet leading experts and consider what career opportunities are likely to emerge for the next generation of journali

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northeastern.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 373-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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