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Courses - Fall 2025
JOUR
Journalism Department Site
Open Seats as of
03/29/2025 at 07:30 AM
JOUR329W
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Journalism; ; Exploring News Archives with Artificial Intelligence
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: JOUR472 or permission of instructor (dpwillis@umd.edu)

A project-based skills course that teaches students to mine journalism's historical data using artificial intelligence and large language models. Students will learn how to use newsroom archives, listserv emails, and other journalism resources to train custom AI systems that can enhance reporting, preserve institutional knowledge, and create new forms of journalistic inquiry.