JOUR458A

Special Topics in Journalism; Machine Editors: Search Engines, Social Media, and The News

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Students 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 become external curators and editors of news, and how journalists have been adapting, resisting, or reframing their practices towards them.

Sister Courses: JOUR458B, JOUR458D, JOUR458E, JOUR458F, JOUR458G, JOUR458J, JOUR458K, JOUR458L, JOUR458M, JOUR458N, JOUR458O, JOUR458P, JOUR458R, JOUR458T, JOUR458V, JOUR458X, JOUR458Z

Fall 2025

Daniel Trielli

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Daniel Paiva Da Silva

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Spring 2025

Daniel Trielli

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Daniel Paiva Da Silva

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Past Semesters

Daniel Trielli Paiva Da Silva

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.72 between 13 students*

JOUR458A Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570758085% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 15.38%
A: 38.46%
A+: 30.77%
B-: 7.69%
C+: 7.69%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.