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JOUR 390-0
Journalism and the Networked World
Spring 2009Rich Gordon
1870 Campus Drive(847) 467-5968
Noshir Contractor
Tech D241(847) 491-3669
Classes meet Thursdays from 2-5 p.m. in McCormick-Tribune 3107
Introduction
The practice of journalism has historically assumed one-way content delivery via a media
product or package such as a newspaper, magazine or broadcast. With digital technology,however, both one-way delivery and the concept of a media product are diminishing in
importance. Displacing them are two key developments: (1) hyperlinked online content, which
creates an entirely different way for people to find and discover digital content; and (2) themultiway communication capabilities made possible by technologies such as weblogs, discussion
boards and social networks. Both of these developments can be best understood through an
understanding of the science of networks. This interdisciplinary course will explore the
connections among networks, media and journalism -- orienting its students to network-basedframeworks and helping them them to understand and thrive in a digital, interactive world. It will
be taught by Rich Gordon (Medill), a pioneer in digital journalism who has studied online
interpersonal and link networks, and Noshir Contractor (McCormick, Communication andKellogg), an expert on the art and science of social network analysis.
ObjectivesYou will:
1. See networks everywhere
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Networks and Media
Lecture readings Follow-up readings Assignment Optional
April 23:
Diffusion of
mediainnovations
MIDTERM EXAM (first half of
class)
Barabasi, Linked, Chaps. 9-10 (44
pgs) - chap 9 could be optional
Rosen, The Anatomy of Buzz
,
chaps. 1-5 (77 pgs)
Easley/Kleinberg, pp. 413-435
Everett Rogers, Diffusion ofInnovations, Chap. 6: "Attributes of
Innovations and their Rate of
Adoption"
Markus, "Toward a
'Critical Mass' Theory of
Interactive Media"
danah boyd case study:
Friendster and MySpace
April 30:
Audience
aggregation
through links: the
hyperlinked Web
Barabasi, Linked, Chaps. 11-12
Easley & Kleinberg, pp. 271-299
Mark Tremayne, "News Sites as
Gated Cybercommunities"
Case study: "Huckleberries Online"
blog at the Spokane Spokesman-
Review
Case study: "Networked link
journalism: a revolution quietly
begins in Washington state"
Niles, "How, and where, to
hyperlink within a news story", OJR
Niles, "Don't Forget the Value of
Hyperlinking", OJR
Gordon, "How News Sites Might
Build Networks"
Jeff Jarvis, "New rule: Cover what
you do best. Link to the rest"
Brian Stelter, New York
Times, "Mainstream News
Outlets Start Linking to
Other Sites"
Karp, "ReinventingJournalism On The Web:
Links As News, Links As
Reporting"
Park & Thelwall,
Hyperlink Analysis of the
World Wide Web: A
Review
May 7:
Interpersonalnetworks,
information
propagation, and
viral marketing
Barabasi, Linked, Chap. 13 (20 pgs)
Rosen, The Anatomy of Buzz,
Chaps. 6-9
Turow, Niche Envy, pp.1-16 &
Chap. 2
Gladwell, The Formula
Watts, Is Justin Timberlake a
Product of Cumulative Advantage?
Thompson, Is the Tipping Point
Toast?
NetLogo assignment?
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