Current Media in NY

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This course will provide an overview of today’s media professions. Our inquiry will focus on guest lectures from media professionals and faculty who have direct knowledge of today’s media and communication landscape. All communications industries are going through enormous and exciting changes as they adapt to new technologies and engagement patterns. We will exchange ideas with guest speakers and attempt to define how these changes are revamping traditional workplace patterns and positions. Through lectures, reflections, research and engagement, students will learn how to network with professionals and prepare themselves for relevant career opportunities. This course is a place to broaden your knowledge of media industries, to develop professional values, and to begin to explore media industry careers.