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UAF JOURNALISM F101X Syllabus

Hank Nuwer’s UAF Journalism F101X students but not the general public

CRN 32162 JOUR F101X-903 Media and Culture

3 credits. Spring 2025

Professor Hank Nuwer, M.A. New Mexico Highlands University.; Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo State University

Note regarding texts: Because I am a working journalist/biographer/Cordova Times staffer and get sidetracked by outside unsolicited calls, I prefer not to use texts and phone calls. I’ll keep a list of student phone numbers for emergency contact only (example, weather emergency).

Office Hours Tuesday & Thursday, 3:45 – 5 p.m.: 512D Gruening;

Email: Hjnuwer@alaska.edu

Course meets 1/13 to 5/3/2025 Tuesday & Thursday, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Gruening 401.

Description: History and principles of mass communications and the role of information media in American society. Introduction to professional aspects of mass communication, including print and broadcast.

Course Readings and Materials

Required:

Introduction to Mass communication (2024 Edition only) by Stanley Baran

Twice-weekly readings of Alaska and national news assigned each Tuesday and Thursday. Breaking news sand selected reading materials will also be assigned at discretion of instructor.

Required source for Associated Press national news:  https://apnews.com/

Required Canvas: Occasional Use of Canvas and Hank Nuwer’s professional database reporting page.

Required Technology: Regular access to a computer and internet required to take quizzes, exams and to download online readings. Access to Canvas is required. Course tip: Do not attempt to complete this course solely by phone. Some material will fail to display or to upload.

 

Recommended only for on-your-own reading: Access to McGraw Hill Connect

Recommended: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner subscription or read in UAF library

 

Student  Learning Outcomes:

 

Students completing JOUR F101X will:

Develop strong media literacy skills and an appreciation for accurate, investigative reporting.

Understand the workings of different media in society.

Foster an awareness of current events.

Compare and critique news articles in a cultural and historical context.

 

Expectations for Student Effort:

This course requires you to devote 10 to 12 hours per week. Work from home or residence hall is required in addition to classroom work and lectures.

 

Evaluation:

The instructor’s evaluation of your work includes mastery of content and demonstration of your newly acquired knowledge of class content. Proper spelling, usage, and grammar are essential.

 

JOUR 101X Grading Breakdown

 

Midterm and Final Combined: 30 percent

Discussion: 20 percent

Quizzes: 25 percents

Assignments, regular or extra-credit work at instructor’s discretion: 25 percent

 

Keeping Up with All Course Work: All journalism courses involve hard deadlines. If you have extenuating circumstances, contact me prior to missing class or an assignment. Because exams and quizzes are graded immediately by instructor, missing either may result in a grade of 0 for that evaluation.

 

Format: Coursework will be assigned

By Hank Nuwer

Journalist Hank Nuwer tracks hazing deaths in fraternities and schools. Nuwer is the Alaska author of Hazing: Destroying Young Lives; Broken Pledges: The Deadly Rite of Hazing, High School Hazing, Wrongs of Passage and The Hazing Reader. In April of 2024, the Alaska Press Club awarded him first place in the Best Columnist division and Best Humorist, second place.

He has written articles or columns on hazing for the Sunday Times of India, Toronto Globe & Mail, Harper's Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, The Chronicle of Higher Education and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. His current book is Hazing: Destroying Young Lives from Indiana University Press. He is married to Malgorzata Wroblewska Nuwer of Warsaw, Poland and Fairbanks, Alaska. Nuwer is a former columnist for the Greenville (Ohio)Early Bird and former managing editor of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in Alaska.
Nuwer was named the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists columnist of the year in 2021 for his “After Darke” column in the Early Bird. He also won third place for the column in 2022 from the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He and his wife Gosia, recently of Union City, Ind., have owned 20 acres in Alaska for many years. “The move is a sort-of coming home for us,” said Nuwer. As a journalist, he’s written about the Alaskan Iditarod sled-dog race and other Alaska topics. Read his musings in his blog at Real Alaska Daily--http://realalaskadaily.com and in his weekly column "Far from Randolph" in the Winchester Star-Gazette of Randolph County, Indiana.

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