Prof. Newton is one of the best profs I have experienced at UCLA so far. His class focuses on ethics in journalism. He has deep roots in this field as he has been a reporter with the Los Angeles Times for more than 20 years. His style of teaching does not include slides. Instead, he explains concepts and backs them up with actual or sometimes hypothetical case studies. Prof. Newman's is warm, respectful, and very kind towards students. There is one mid-term and one final both worth 45 points ea. The last 10 points are from participation. Go to lecture and read the very interesting articles he assigns each week and you will ace this class.

Prof Newton is literally one of the kindest professors I've ever had! Super willing to help! Had some tech trouble getting lectures up on the site and tried very hard until he got it right and we could access the recordings, appreciated the dedication. Also had really great lectures that were easy to follow, midterm and final followed material covered in class!

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Professor Newton is the best professor I've had at UCLA in my three years. He is incredibly engaging and really cares about his students and is willing to explain things again to them or meet in office hours whenever. I highly recommend taking this class. The course content is super interesting and relevant, definitely a class I'll take with me for years.

Also Professor Newton sounds like Tom Hanks. Haha.

I loved this class! I can’t recommend Prof Newton enough, he is probably the kindest and most understanding professor I have had at UCLA. The class itself covered some interesting topics about ethics in journalism, and his lectures were always well put together and kept me engaged. He encouraged participation and would also ask follow up questions which were surprisingly great to get a discussion going and I actually ended up learning a lot from my classmates’ perspectives and opinions which is rare honestly. If you have an opportunity to take Prof Newton, definitely do it!! It’s an easy class but one that actually feels rewarding. One thing to note is that he lists a textbook on the syllabus and has chapters assigned for certain weeks but you don’t need the book at all and you’ll be fine just reading the articles he links on the syllabus.

Definitely recommend taking this upper division class with Newton. The class is solely based on a final and midterm both online and asynchronous based on topics he clearly covers. Attending class is definitely helpful as he has no slides, but the lecture itself is interesting and notes from class are a huge help on exams. Participation is also counted, but simply attending will be enough for you to get full credit. The content is interesting and it was entertaining to hear how his experiences at the LA Times directly related to the course content.

This professor is amazing! Highly recommend.

This class was very interesting, and thee reviews are way too harsh. The professor is very engaging and uses class discussion. There are no slides, but he clearly emphasizes what is important to write down and take notes with. And honestly, an all-slides class isn't really that helpful. Additionally, a lot of what he discusses in class are all in the readings. I would definitely take this again because it is interesting, only a midterm and final (which you can take wherever you want), and the teacher is very nice. Attendance is worth 10% and it is completely and honor system. He allows you to record audio of him, but he does not post any audio himself. I highly recommend this class.

Honestly, I found this class pretty boring but I think it was just because I wasn't all that interested in the topics being taught. The professor is super nice though and does a good job at explaining topics with lots of examples.

Other BruinWalk reviews say that it's super easy to get an A but I honestly didn't think so. I ended with an A- because I didn't do good on the midterm. Since the final grade is based on a midterm and final, doing bad on one of the exams makes it pretty hard to catch up. The midterm and final were both online but I was pretty much just brain dumping information into these open ended prompts, hoping that I would meet the criteria to get full points. Also, it was quite hard to finish on-time/early since you really have to go in-depth with lots of examples for claims you make.

This is just my take on the class and I def could've fixed my study habits to do better. Overall, the class is fine and I'm sure if you actually put in the work and engage in class, you should be able to get an A.

TAKE THIS CLASS!!! I LOVED professor newton and learned so so much. His lectures are not recorded, and he does not use slides, so make sure you take good notes. The readings were interesting and he is able to provide insight into real life applications, as he worked at the LA Times. He cares a lot about his students and provides help whenever possible. I really recommend!!