Media Literacy: An Overview
When working in media jobs, it’s essential to be both a savvy consumer of the news as well as a thoughtful editor. This class, taught by a journalist with more than 25 years of experience, will help you come away with a working understanding of how and why different traditional media outlets are biased and what role social media plays in our understanding of the news. You'll also gain the ability to gauge if an article was reported accurately, how to track down trustworthy sources, and how to fact-check what you read. And for all types of writing and editing work, we will also cover diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), a term used to describe initiatives and language that promotes the representation of people of different ages, races, and ethnicities, abilities and disabilities, genders, religions, cultures, and sexual orientations.
This course may be used to fulfill the requirements of the Certificate in Journalism and the Certificate in Professional Copyediting, Proofreading, and Fact-Checking.
You'll Walk Away with
- A practical understanding of bias in traditional media and the role of social media
- The ability to distinguish between legitimate news and fabricated stories or opinion pieces
- The language tools necessary to ensure that the stories you copy edit are not offensive or misleading
Ideal for
- Anyone who wants to better understand what news they can trust
- Copy editors who want a firm grasp of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) language
- Students with an interest in journalism
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Spring 2025
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Semester
Spring 2025 -
Date
Mar 4 - Apr 29 -
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Tuesday -
Time
6:30PM-8:30PM -
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4 -
Faculty
Garrard, Cathryn -
Location
Instructor Led
- Apr 22 – Apr 22
- Tuesday
- 6:30PM – 8:30PM
- Instructor Led
- Mar 11 – Mar 11
- Tuesday
- 6:30PM – 8:30PM
- Instructor Led
- Apr 1 – Apr 1
- Tuesday
- 6:30PM – 8:30PM
- Instructor Led
- Mar 4 – Mar 4
- Tuesday
- 6:30PM – 8:30PM
- Instructor Led
- Mar 4 – Apr 29
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- Self-Paced
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Section
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Semester
Fall 2024 -
Date
Sep 3 - Oct 28 -
Day
Tuesday -
Time
6:30PM-8:30PM -
Sessions
4 -
Faculty
Garrard, Cathryn -
Location
Instructor Led
Tuition $1029 -