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Courses - Fall 2025
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JOUR458A
Special Topics in Journalism; Machine Editors: Search Engines, Social Media, AI and The News
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
In this class, we will explore the deep and far-reaching impact that digital platforms (search engines and social media) have in the distribution of news. Through readings, discussions, and in-class exercises, we will investigate how these algorithmically-defined mediators have becomeexternal curators and editors of news, and how journalists have been adapting, resisting, or reframing their practices towards them.