COMM 187
Ethical and Policy Issues in Institutions of Mass Communication
Description: Lecture, three hours. Intensive examination of ethical and policy issues arising from interaction of media institutions (print, film, broadcasting, and new technologies) and societal institutions (Congress, federal agencies, courts, Presidency, schools, churches, political action groups, advertisers, and audiences). P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Most Helpful Review
Fall 2024 - I loved this class, and I could not recommend it enough. Professor Newton is an extremely engaging lecturer, not to mentioned a master of his craft (he previously worked as a journalist for the LA Times and it was awesome to hear about his experience). I took this class as a requirement for the comm major, and it was my first upper div - and Newton really made sure that all students were eased into the class and came out the other end well-informed about the ethical deliberations involving journalism. The content is also extremely interesting and applicable. The midterm and final exams are each five in-essay questions about content we have covered in the class - very straightforward and not meant to trick you. The only downside is that it is difficult to miss class, because Newton does not use nor publish slides and you kind of have to take notes in the moment as he makes points. But loved this class so much and Newton was such a kind and understanding professor.
Fall 2024 - I loved this class, and I could not recommend it enough. Professor Newton is an extremely engaging lecturer, not to mentioned a master of his craft (he previously worked as a journalist for the LA Times and it was awesome to hear about his experience). I took this class as a requirement for the comm major, and it was my first upper div - and Newton really made sure that all students were eased into the class and came out the other end well-informed about the ethical deliberations involving journalism. The content is also extremely interesting and applicable. The midterm and final exams are each five in-essay questions about content we have covered in the class - very straightforward and not meant to trick you. The only downside is that it is difficult to miss class, because Newton does not use nor publish slides and you kind of have to take notes in the moment as he makes points. But loved this class so much and Newton was such a kind and understanding professor.
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The readings were interesting, lectures always kept my attention, the term project was FUN, and the guest lecturer (Robert Shapiro) was swift but sweet. But the tests were REDICULOUS!!! They didn't test anything valuable or worth retaining!! It was like he'd pick any random sentence in the readings and test us on it. And he didn't mind pointing out his favorites in the class. He gave the impression that he was deeply concerned with our learning the material but he insisted on testing us on worthless stuff. If grades didn't count, this class might be cool...
The readings were interesting, lectures always kept my attention, the term project was FUN, and the guest lecturer (Robert Shapiro) was swift but sweet. But the tests were REDICULOUS!!! They didn't test anything valuable or worth retaining!! It was like he'd pick any random sentence in the readings and test us on it. And he didn't mind pointing out his favorites in the class. He gave the impression that he was deeply concerned with our learning the material but he insisted on testing us on worthless stuff. If grades didn't count, this class might be cool...
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