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Yulsman, Tom

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  • Professor Yulsman currently focuses as a journalist on the earth and environmental sciences, with a concentration on climate issues. His influential column at Discover magazine, ImaGeo (https://www.discovermagazine.com/blog/imageo), has provided reporting, analysis, and commentary on environmental subjects since 2013. Prof. Yulsman's work has appeared in a wide variety of publications including the Washington Post, New York Times, bioGraphic, Scientific American, Discover, Audubon, Climate Central, among others.

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  • Environmental journalism, science journalism, climate change and media, the environment and media, photojournalism, photography, multimedia, remote sensing

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  • JRNL 1000 - Principles of Journalism and Networked Communication
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021
    Surveys the history, practices and responsibilities of journalism in a democracy. Examines ethics, best practices in institutional and network settings, reporting and writing, international news systems, personal branding, and strategies for creating and distributing content across media platforms. Promotes the highest professional values and encourages students to be leaders who recognize the possibilities of journalism in a democratic society.
  • JRNL 3651 - Media Law and Ethics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022
    Studies state and federal laws and court decisions that affect the media in order to develop knowledge of media rights and responsibilities and an understanding of the legal system. Provides students with an overview of the theories, ethics, codes, and analytical models that are used in journalism, and introduces students to a variety of ethical issues that can arise in journalism.
  • JRNL 4602 - Opinion Writing
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019
    Concentrates on several of the subjective areas of journalism. Emphasizes editorial and column writing, editorial pages and blogging. Same as JRNL 5602.
  • JRNL 4822 - Environmental Journalism
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2020
    Explores environmental topics including climate change, energy, water, biodiversity, and food. To enrich their skills and approaches, students produce stories on a range of environmental topics and examine media coverage of the environment, discussing the complex issues involved in reporting these stories, and exploring the ways that environmental crises intersect with other stories in the news.
  • JRNL 4931 - Internship
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024
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