JOUR 2225 Journalism and New Media
Note to Journalism minors: this course satisfies the requirement for an elective with a craft" orientation." The rise of the internet as a news delivery system has changed the face of the news business, for better or worse, in the 21st century. This one semester seminar will trace the history of new medias relationship with journalism while preparing students for the leaner online world. Students will learn about practical matters (storytelling for the web, condensing complex narratives into 140-character missives) while grappling with larger concerns affecting the industry and readers (traffic-based journalism, slippery sourcing) as they report and write on the world around them.
Course overview
- Department
- Journalism
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.41 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.52 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Maura Johnston | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | — | 6 of 10 |
| Spring 2025 | Maura Johnston | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 11 |
| Fall 2024 | Maura Johnston | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 9 |
| Summer 2024 | Maura Johnston | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | — | 4–6 hrs/week | 1 of 2 |
| Spring 2024 | Maura Johnston | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 16 |
| Fall 2023 | Maura Johnston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 of 12 |
| Spring 2023 | Maura Johnston | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 15 |
| Fall 2022 | Maura Johnston | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 12 |
| Spring 2022 | Maura Johnston | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 13 |
| Fall 2021 | Maura Johnston | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 3 of 10 |