UGA Bulletin Logo

Business of News


Course Description

Management, leadership concepts, and techniques relevant to news media firms and entrepreneurial endeavors. This study of creating news within for-profit and not-for-profit models examines business structures, strategy and innovation, data analytics, product development, human resources emphasizing diversity and inclusion, and media economics.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Evaluation of graduate students differs significantly from that of undergraduate students. Not only will graduate students be assigned more readings and additional projects, they will also be graded with higher expectations than undergraduate students. Specifically, graduate students will be assigned an additional research or applied project depending upon the discretion of the instructor. Research projects may involve secondary research reviews and synthesis, whereas primary research studies will involve collection and analysis of data. Applied projects will consist of an original professional-level project delivered as a written report and/or oral presentation.


Athena Title

Business of News


Undergraduate Prerequisite

JOUR 3090 and JOUR 3190 and permission of department


Graduate Prerequisite

Permission of department


Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student Learning Outcomes

  • Students will learn about the size, scope, and structure of the news media industry, including for-profit and non-profit models and entrepreneurial start-ups.
  • Students will explore human resources with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
  • Students will study leadership from managerial and entrepreneurial perspectives.
  • Students will explore digital innovation and its effects on strategy and product development.
  • Students will revisit basic economic concepts and study how financial markets work, including how capital is raised for entrepreneurial ventures.

Topical Outline

  • Media economics
  • Fundamentals of financial and capital markets
  • Effects of digital innovation on news
  • Strategic planning and product development
  • Managerial and entrepreneurial leadership

Syllabus