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Ferrucci, Patrick

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  • Dr. Ferrucci's mixed-method research examines various aspects of media sociology. His primary focus studies how technology (analytics, social media, digital tools) and economics (market orientation, market models) affect news production in digital journalism newsrooms and journalistic identity.

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  • media sociology, digital journalism, media studies, organizational influence on news, funding models of news, media theory, information flow, media ethics, sports communication

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  • APRD 7001 - ProSeminar in Mass Communication Theory 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
    Discusses prominent theoretical and methodological points of view in journalism studies and strategic communication that range from social science to critical studies to the humanities. The premise is that methods are driven by research questions, so there is no best way to conduct research. You should leave this course with an understanding of how to address various mass communication phenomena. Same as JRNL 7001.
  • APRD 7004 - Doctoral Professionalization Seminar
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2024
    Introduces you to the university and gives you a chance to think out loud about what your academic future might look like. The course is designed to be responsive to your needs regarding your career, getting a job, getting tenure and teaching. In short, the course prepares you for a career in academia. Same as JRNL 7004.
  • APRD 7012 - Ethnography and Media
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Fall 2023
    Provides a �how to� concerning the intersection of ethnography and the media. During which, the course examines the epistemology of fieldwork. We will critically examine aspects and approaches to doing and writing ethnography, including with and without social science theory. We will discuss the challenges of entering, being in, and leaving the field. And we will explore data collection techniques. Same as JRNL 7012.
  • APRD 7030 - Media Sociology
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020
    Examines a range of theories for how media messages and media institutions turn out the way they do. �Media sociology� refers to theorizing about the media as the �dependent variable;� even though many of the �independent variables� explored are not narrowly sociological. It connects media actors, organizations, and institutions to sociological concepts such as socialization, interaction, roles, and structures. Same as JRNL 7030.
  • CMCI 4931 - Internship
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022
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