JCOM 637. Community Listening. 2 Credits.
This interdisciplinary course invites students to delve into community listening as a foundational approach to effective storytelling, journalism, and public engagement. The course emphasizes the importance of values, ethics, and participatory methods in creating and disseminating community narratives. Students will learn to apply these principles to enhance public engagement, foster community trust, and support local civic information ecosystems through empathetic listening and inclusive storytelling.