JOUR689Y

Students learn the essentials of cybersecurity as a journalistic beat. This course will balance an exploration of key issues in the field with practical guidance on how journalists approach the subject. Topics include: balancing security and civil liberties; the different roles and responsibilities of government and business; how to find sources in a very secretive field; ethics of coverage and the role of advocacy journalism; and more. Assignments will include reporting a story in text or audio.