AP/CMDS 1401 3.00 Fake News, Fact-Finding and the Future of Journalism

What is fake news? How does it spread? How do we distinguish fact from fake? Are social media to blame? This class addresses the fake news challenge and teaches students to be informed consumers of information. This means developing information literacy, and a stronger understanding of the platforms and politics involved in the communication of […]

AP/CMDS 1000 6.00 Introduction to Communication & Media

This course provides a critical overview of the main issues in the field of communication and media. It examines how media systems are implicated in our personal lives and in larger social, cultural, political, and economic contexts.