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Journalism in the Digital World (202-0-71)

Instructors

Eddy Leonardo Borges-Rey

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 1-300: Mon, Wed 5:30PM - 6:45PM (AST)

Overview of class

This course begins your exploration of a field that is constantly transforming yet strives to remain true to asset of time‐tested fundamentals. We will explore essential questions about journalism and strategic communication: its purpose(s), its techniques and what makes it valuable. Once those foundations are laid, we will examine digital technology's impact on journalism, including the essential role social media and mobile technology play. In the final weeks, you will work as journalists to cover a real news story from multiple perspectives. Working in a newsroom setting, you will gather information and produce content for social media and mobile platforms.

Registration Requirements


  • Prerequisites: None

  • Open to first-year students only

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: NUQ: Seats are reserved for Freshmen Only