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Course ID: | JOUR 5420/7420. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Credibility, the News Media, and Public Trust | Course Description: | A central conflict in journalism: sustaining credible practice in a time of wrenching change. Understanding change offers the chance to resolve this conflict in favor of credible practice. Focus on media trust and credibility, as well as trust in institutions, and their sources and consequences from theoretical and practical perspectives. | Oasis Title: | Cred News Media Public Trust | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5420E or JOUR 7420E | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this class, students should gain a theoretical and practical understanding of news media trust and credibility in relation to their audiences. They should be able to identify major concepts related to media trust globally and discuss their applications in a contemporary setting. | Topical Outline: | Credibility and the news business model.
The business model under pressure: Demographic, economic, and
technological change.
Journalism under pressure: Conflicts over identity, purpose,
and method.
Credible practice: Evolving standards.
Five cases illustrating decisions that affect credibility.
Five exercises examining practices that affect credibility. | |
Course ID: | JOUR 5420E/7420E. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Credibility, the News Media, and Public Trust |
Course Description: | A central conflict in journalism: sustaining credible practice in a time of wrenching change. Understanding change offers the chance to resolve this conflict in favor of credible practice. Focus on media trust and credibility, as well as trust in institutions, and their sources and consequences from theoretical and practical perspectives. |
Oasis Title: | Cred News Media Public Trust |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5420 or JOUR 7420 |
Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this class, students should gain a theoretical and practical understanding of news media trust and credibility in relation to their audiences. They should be able to identify major concepts related to media trust globally and discuss their applications in a contemporary setting. |
Topical Outline: | Credibility and the news business model
The business model under pressure: Demographic, economic, and technological change
Journalism under pressure: Conflicts over identity, purpose, and method
Credible practice: Evolving standards
Cases illustrating decisions that affect credibility
Exercises examining practices that affect credibility |
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