New Media of Mass Communication

Catalog description

An introduction to the emerging media of mass communication that employ online and social media technologies, including best practices and theoretical perspectives as they are used in the operations of converged media industries, including news and entertainment environments. The course introduces systems such as blogging and micro-blogging, social networking, image and video sharing, collaborative wikis, digital storytelling, virtual reality worlds, and others along with the concepts of citizen journalism, rich media, and other contemporary topics. The course also investigates ethics and diversity issues surrounding the technologies and their social, cultural, and political impact.