Larson studies media equality and public discourse, seeking ways to advance social justice and more democratic representation of voices contributing to the cultural conversation. She does this by analyzing the impact of digital technologies and business models on media businesses and cultural and creative labor. She is interested in how production logics and media economics favor particular workers or types of content, and how these forces shape the public's understanding of the world.
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media industries, media production, social network analysis, media equality, feminism, inequality, business models, digital technologies
JRNL 2000 - Writing for the Media
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019
Introduces students to writing news for a range of news media platforms, including print / online, broadcast, social media and more, and teaches them how to use the appropriate grammar and style conventions for those media types. Also introduces students to various types of stories, from breaking news to features to profiles, and to basic reporting skills. Students encouraged to take concurrently with JRNL 2001.
JRNL 2001 - Fundamentals of Reporting Technologies
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Spring 2018
Develops news-gathering skills for work in news enterprises. Students learn skills for working with technologies used in news reporting and in storytelling for various media formats. Students are introduced to a range of technologies for recording, editing and producing. Students encouraged to take concurrently with JRNL 2000.
JRNL 4002 - Reporting 2
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Spring 2018
Assumes mastery of basic reporting and writing skills. Students produce more sophisticated stories on a variety of topics.
JRNL 4802 - Feature Writing
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019
Provides practice in writing freelance articles. Considers types, sources, methods, titles, illustrations, and freelance markets. Students submit work for publication. Same as JRNL 5802.
JRNL 5221 - Entrepreneurial Journalism
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Spring 2020
Study the practices of entrepreneurial journalistic ventures, both in start-ups to intrapreneurial undertakings at legacy media companies. Throughout the course, students will learn skills to enhance their own entrepreneurial journalism, from understanding freelance markets to seeking commercial and nonprofit funding for media ventures.
JRNL 5802 - Feature Writing
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019
Provides practice in writing freelance articles. Considers types, sources, methods, titles, illustrations, and freelance markets. Students submit work for publication. Same as JRNL 4802.
JRNL 7002 - Research Design
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Fall 2019
Adopts a holistic and creative approach to bridging theory with method for the purpose of research design. Students learn how to bridge theory and method, exploring research designs that effectively address research questions and hypotheses through elaboration of theoretical and operational linkages. Same as APRD 7002.
