JRNL 533 Media Ethics and Leadership

Course overview

This course will look at the role imagined for journalists and media organizations in a democracy, and consequent professional norms, practices, obligations, dilemmas, and expectations.

Using a variety of texts and case studies, this course will discuss, study, and debate journalism ethics and leadership as they relate to this changing media landscape. We will address long-held journalistic tenets of objectivity, accuracy, verification, and accountability as they relate to both digital and traditional forms of media. We will also explore what these traditional norms and practices mean in a rapidly expanding, global world where accountabilities and sensibilities shift based on diverse and dispersed audiences.