JAM 111CN · also PUBPOL 121CN
Uncivil Discourse: The Media's Role in Shaping America's Ongoing Argument with Itself
David A. Graham
Description from DukeHub
As part of the Civil Discourse Constellation, this course will grapple with questions such as: How does the news media shape the quality and substance of our civil discourse? Should journalists be advocates or simply truth tellers? How has technology impacted how our news is delivered, and, by extension, our civil discourse? And are there are any solutions to be found?
Skills
No skill passed the confidence bar. Weak matches go to review instead of this page: an AI pass that has to quote the description, then a person.
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "justice"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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