Learner Reviews & Feedback for What is news? by Michigan State University
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Very good because it is taught about all the basics of journalists. Various case studies also train me to be able to think more with the mindset of a journalist. I highly recommend this class.
I really enjoyed learning all of the different parts dealing with Journalism. I thought that the videos and the light reading made for a great learning experience. Thanks, Denise Shannon.
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By Moosa M
•It is very effective and introduces news media in a very easy to understand way. The ethics covered here are fundamental for any journalist.
By Daniel A
•A great place to start for blossoming journalists. This will teach you basic skills that you utilize many times in a journalism career.
By aman g
•Awesome course on ethics of journalism and also describes how to gain the TRP news channel or websites etc. sensationalize the news
By Marytha T
•I have always dreamt to be a journalist. This intro course really helped me to understand journalism in a more comprehensive way!
By Dan M
•This course would be a little underwhelming on its own, but it works great as an introduction to the 5 course series.
By Maysaa A
•very engaging, and has shown me that credible content and engaging content do not have to be seperte from each other.
By Asil A
•The course is quite interesting, but I have not given it a 5 star because the quality of some videos is very poor.
By Jeronne d V
•Very competent, prepared personnel. Gives a good mini-glimpse of the profession and provides unique insights.
By Jeremy A
•A nice overview of journalism's purpose, highlighting the tasks and hurdles involved in reporting the news.
By 张骞予
•This is a basic theory course of journalism. The teachers are very nice, and very clear explanation.
By Chu X
•It is hard to finish the homework of reviewing works , because the amount is really small.
By Tomelilla G
•Great starting point to get a taste of what the journalistic world has to offer.
By Zoe D
•Well structured course and excellent distribution of content and variety.
By Jose A
•Quizzes are a little bit too easy, but the info is definitely valuable.
By Raquel F
•The debates were introductory. I would like something deeper.
By Isabel S
•Awesome opportunity to update your journalistic skills.
By Jack M
•I found it informative and a good place to start.
By Sritam D
•Foundational course about Journalism.
By Melwyn S P
•The course was pretty useful.
By Nikita R S
•Could have been longer
By ANIMESH K V
•Love this course.
By Mohamed Z R
•Great
By Daniele L
•The course is a well thought and masterfully set of lessons on the main principle of journalism: it talks ethics starting from maybe old concepts that surprisingly are still fitting today.
Being a basic course, it is very easy to follow and finish. Quizzes are alternating between very good and very bad. Tough ethical decisions and a space to discuss them is a really great thing, but peer grading two phrases essays with only the ability of telling yes or no doesn't make for a good use of the crowdsourcing the very course is advocating.
The videos seem to have been made with an indecent knowledge of the technology, especially for journalists who are supposed to use it daily; green screens were used so badly as some parts of the professors "spark white", and slides are often cut away and put back in view while the teacher is talking about it, which was downright infuriating.
It still qualifies for a very good opening course in journalism, but needs serious improvement.
By Eva G
•A little bit to basic and some informations are useless beause they are part of the common knowledge. I also find quite a few technical issues when trying it in the first termin.
By Lijuan Z
•There some technical issues with this course:
the assignment and preview is not working! makes it impossible to complete the course.
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