Special Programs Courses Concurrent registration is required for grouped courses.
Courses count for one unit of credit unless otherwise specified.
The companion seminar examines the nature of local government and politics and the media's role in covering them and provides tools for analyzing urban problems and policies. A study of the structure, function and role of the law and courts in a democratic society, focusing on how legal systems work and how legal procedures affect mass media coverage. The reporting course involves practice in writing about the law for laypeople, coverage of courthouses in Chicago and immersion in the practical mechanisms of law. The seminar focuses on current legal issues within the context of the American legal system. A study of the importance of business news and the impact of the national economy on local events.