The second time I've taken his class. One of the best professors in the whole department. Not only is he super understanding and a kind soul but you actually learn from this class! You aren't shamed for your mistakes but instead, have a chance to improve on them. If you really try your best, you will get a good grade.

I enjoyed Professor Newton's class though definitely not an easy A. You have to understand what is ethical and not get your opinion mixed up in your answers on exams. I would take another class with him to learn more, he is very kind.

Professor gives no slides to his lectures, he speaks fast but also mumbles so it's impossible to listen to anything what he's saying. His exams are online, which breaks the whole point of not being able to cheat and plagiarizing. Again, it is extremely difficult to know what he's talking about from the way he talks. We have no sense of progress in his class because he does not give us practice questions or homework... People probably like him because he gives free As but it's not as easy as it seems. If you're reading this, take my advice and DON'T take his class.

The worst class I have ever taken. His lectures are in mumbles. Talks too much about Trump. Exam questions are unclear. Avoid.

I really liked this class. As someone who has no prior experience in journalism, I wasn't sure what I signed up for. But this class was super informative and fascinating! We went over lots of ethical dilemmas in different fields and on how to approach them as a true journalist. The professor is VERY down to earth, cool guy, VERY kind and appreciative, experienced in his field (loved hearing his personal stories from when he was working in LA Times). I sat in the second row and had no problem hearing him whatsoever, but he's the only professor that didn't use a mic in his lectures (compared to other professors I've taken this quarter).
The exams were a bit hard for me because it can be hard to give a super clear answer on the topic of ethical issues. There's lots of gray area in the content of the course, anything is rarely black and white, which can make it harder to convey your thoughts in a limited amount of time during the exam. Both exams are online btw.

Highly recommend and I think anyone who's thinking of working in a field related to journalism or media MUST take this class! :)

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