1: What is a media startup?
Wednesday, January 17
Friday, January 19
Guiding Questions
What is a media entrepreneur? What did you think it meant when you signed up for this class? What experiences or expertise do you bring to the class? In what form or medium might you deliver content? Should you build your own app or website, or create a channel on an existing platform?
Class Topics
W, 1/17: Defining media entrepreneurship.
In-class activity link: Top digital media startups of 2023
F, 1/19: Student introductions, course overview
Read This:
All readings, videos, and webpages are available on Perusall. You can access Perusall through the course’s Canvas page. Please refer to the Readings on Perusall assignment prompt for instructions on what to do and how you’ll be graded. Do not just click the links below; you won’t get credit for your reading. (The links are for public audiences.)
For Friday:
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Read: The “About,” “Assignments,” and “Policies” pages of the course website.
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Read: “What counts as a media startup?”
- Watch: “What forms can media entrepreneurship take?”
Do This:
For Wednesday: Make sure you can access the course’s Canvas page.
For Friday: Introductory Questionnaire due to Canvas by the start of class.