Special Topics in Creative Enterprises (529-0-3)

Topic

Digitizing the Global News and Information Industr

Instructors

Pablo Boczkowski

Meeting Info

Frances Searle Building 1441: Tues 9:00AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

The goal of this class is to examine the digitization of the global news and information industries. To this end, we will a) review the state-of-the-art knowledge about the behavior of online audiences worldwide, and b) focus on understanding the internal transformations that organizations have undertaken over the past couple of decades to address this audience landscape. We will adopt of a global and comparative perspective by examining audiences and organizations from across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

The are two main learning objectives for this class: a) to understand the behavior of online news audiences worldwide; and, b) to understand the transformations of news and information organizations to address a changing audience landscape.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is reserved for students in the MSLCE students only.
Add Consent: Department Consent Required