Sections offered FALL 2019:
#11689 |
STEVE RAYMER |
MW 11:15am-12:30pm |
HU 217 |
CLASS NOTES: IUB GenEd S&H credit; COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
H238 examines the journalistic, political, and cultural context of conflict and terrorism from the mid-19th century to the present day. Readings, videos, and classroom discussions analyze how conflicts have been reported, censored, or ignored and seek to understand the most effective ways for journalists, broadcasters, bloggers, and authors to prioritize and organize words and images. Central to the course are the ways women have transformed war reporting. Students also examine the struggle between a free press and democratic and authoritarian governments—régimes that seek to control information from the battlefield and areas of civil strife. Moreover, the course looks at how the media frame threats of violence and intimidation for political ends as well as the legacy of state-sponsored terrorism in Russia and China. Taught by a veteran journalist and professor who has reported on conflicts from five continents, the course also examines the professional values and ethical choices that confront journalists who report on two of the central issues of the 21st century—war and terrorism.