MediaLIT

Name: MediaLIT
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Author: Arizona State University

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7 Sequences
Introductive Level
Starts on 5 июля 2015
Ends on 23 августа 2015

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Syllabus

In this course, you'll hear from some amazing folks who are part, or keen observers, of the news industry—including, among many others, Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales, craigslist founder Craig Newmark, New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan, and Buzzfeed editor Ben Smith.

You'll learn to:

Describe the changes that have transformed the way we create and consume media
List essential principles for being an active media consumer
Evaluate the tools and techniques of media creation
Employ a “slow news” approach, especially as a consumer of news

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Dan Gillmor
Kristy Roschke

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Arizona State University (ASU) is a public university located in Tempe, Arizona. Founded in 1885 as a teacher training college when the state was still a territory, the school became a university in 1958.

ASU is one of the largest public universities in the United States. At the start of the 2018 academic year, nearly 80,000 students were enrolled, including 66,000 undergraduates. In 2017, the number of international students was 10,268. One hundred and fifty nationalities are represented, including France, with Sciences Po Aix in particular.

The university is organised around five campuses and 17 colleges. It offers 350 undergraduate programmes and 400 postgraduate programmes.

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