MCOM 4372 - Sports Journalism

3 hours lecture. 3 credit hours.

This course is designed to help students write about sports and sports figures and to help students more critically view the role of sports media in American culture. Students will examine the influence of/relationship between sports media and issues such as race, gender, nationalism, and capitalism/consumerism. Students will also examine issues in relation to journalism ethics and the production of sports media. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as MCOM 5372.