Policy Journalism
The Policy Journalism pathway has two streams – Documentary Studies and Photography, and Policy Journalism. Students in the Documentary and Photography stream are encouraged to combine their Public Policy coursework with classes offered by the Center for Documentary Studies. Students in the Policy Journalism stream will look more broadly at all types of media, including television, magazine, newspapers, and the internet, as well as their impact on important social issues. A sampling of past internships in these areas is included – for a full listing, visit the Undergraduate Internship Office.
Documentary Studies and Photography
Courses:
| PUBPOL 100s | Children and Illness |
| PUBPOL 104s | Medicine And Documentary Photo |
| PUBPOL 105s | Documentary Experience: A Video Approach |
| PUBPOL 176s | American Communities: Photo |
| PUBPOL 177s | Advanced Documentary Photography |
| PUBPOL 179s | Reinventing Age |
| PUBPOL 182s | Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking |
| PUBPOL 195/6 | Special Topics: |
| Making a Difference: Photography | |
| Media and Politics: The Clash of Ideology and Technology | |
| Medicine, Photography and Documentary Tradition | |
| Photography Lives Women Girls | |
| DOCST 115 | Introduction to Photography |
| DOCST 117 | Documentary Photography/Southern Culture |
| DOCST 125S | Behind the Veil: Methods |
| DOCST 135S | Introduction to Audio Documentary |
| DOCST 144S | Literacy/Photography |
| DOCST 190S | Special Topics |
| Civil Rights/Labor Struggles | |
| Decoding American History |
Representative Internships:
| ABC News Nightline | Washington, DC |
| American Film Institute | Los Angeles, CA |
| National Geographic Magazine | Washington, DC |
| Miramax Films | New York, NY |
| National Geographic Adventure Magazine | New York, NY |
See also Center for Documentary Studies
Courses:
| PUBPOL 117s | Media and National Security |
| PUBPOL 118s | Television Journalism |
| PUBPOL 120s | Newspaper Journalism |
| PUBPOL 121s | Reporting Public Policy |
| PUBPOL 122 | Who Owns the Press |
| PUBPOL 123s | Investigative Journalism/Public Policy |
| PUBPOL 123s | Watchdogs and Muckrakers |
| PUBPOL 125s | News/Moral Battleground |
| PUBPOL 126 | Information, Policy and Ethics |
| PUBPOL 126s | Internet Politics/Policy |
| PUBPOL 127s | Press & Public Interest |
| PUBPOL 154s | Free Press/Public Policy |
| PUBPOL 163s | Telecommunications Policy & Regulation |
| PUBPOL 195/96S | Special Topics: |
| Column Opinion Writing | |
| Intellectual Property: Law, Policy, Practice | |
| PUBPOL 202s | Policy Journalism/Media St |
| PUBPOL 221s | Media and Democracy |
| PUBPOL 264/264S | Special Topics: |
| Magazine Journalism For Public Policy | |
| Statistical Analysis/Media Research | |
| Television News/Public Policy | |
| PUBPOL 268 | Media Policy and Economics |
| EDUC 211 | Education and Mass Media |
| POLSCI 114 | Public Opinion |
| POLSCI 205S | Politics and Media in the US |
| SOCIOL 170 | Mass Media |
| SOCIOL 182 | Media in Comparative Perspective |
Representative Internships:
| About.com | New York, NY |
| CNN Washington, Larry King Live | Washington, DC |
| Hersam Acorn Newspapers | Darien, CT |
| Los Angeles Time, DC Bureau | Washington, DC |
| NBC News, Dateline NBC | New York, MY |
See also DeWitt Wallace Center for Communications and Journalism and the Policy Journalism and Media Studies Certificate
Please contact the Undergraduate Office with questions.
