JOUR 345 - Media Ethics

Credits: 3

Preference given to strategic communication majors, mass communications minors, and seniors during initial registration. Prerequisite: JOUR 201 and at least junior class standing. This course enables students to explore ethical challenges that arise within the various communication practices of contemporary media: journalism, public relations, advertising, documentary film, blogging and fictional programming. The course offers a grounding in moral reasoning and an understanding of professional ethics as an evolving response to changing social and industrial conditions in the media industries.