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The Modern Media World

JOURN X 440.3

Examine various media contexts, emerging platforms, AI, and challenges to the journalism profession, common career trajectories, and new specializations  

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Fall
Spring
In Person
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Starting at $695.00
As few as 12 weeks
4.0
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What you can learn.

  • Explore specialized fields of journalism and media, so you can begin to target in a more definitive way the area where you want to focus
  • Get a practice-based and forward-thinking view of how to succeed in modern journalism
  • Examine the real-world aspects of planning, pitching, and executing stories and content on a variety of platforms

About this course:

Discusses the work of journalists and media creators today in relation to emerging industry realities. Explores real-world aspects of planning, pitching and executing stories and content on a variety of platforms. Students come away with a nuanced and evidentiary view of what it means to succeed in modern journalism. Lessons also cover the specialized fields of journalism and media, so students can begin to target in a more definitive way where they want to focus.   

Spring 2025 Schedule

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Future Offering (Opens February 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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402699
Fee:
$695.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
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Required course in the Journalism Certificate.

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. 

Internet access required. Materials required.

No refunds after , 2025.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after TBD
Course Requirements
Book: The Associated Press Stylebook 2016 or later by The Associated Press
ISBN 9781541601659
Book: The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
ISBN 9780205309023
(Optional) Book: The Chicago Manual of Style by The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN 9780226287058
(Optional) Book: All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
Simon & Schuster
ISBN 9781476770512
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This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens February 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
402701
Fee:
$695.00
Live Onlineformat icon
Location: Remote Classroom
Updating...
See Details
Notes

Required course in the Journalism Certificate.

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. 

Internet access required. Materials required.

No refunds after , 2025.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after TBD
Course Requirements
Book: The Associated Press Stylebook 2016 or later by The Associated Press
ISBN 9781541647572
Book: The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
ISBN 9780486447988
(Optional) Book: The Chicago Manual of Style by The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN 9780226287058
(Optional) Book: All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
Simon & Schuster
ISBN 9781476770512

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