# JAMES BAUGHMAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

JAMES BAUGHMAN

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    "comment": "Hands down favorite professor in the Journalism school. Baughman makes up for his odd comments throughout lectures with fantastic help on your writing, and for a class on creative non-fiction, he gives both great and horrible examples for class-wide critique. Speak up in class, and go to his office hours, you won't regret it! Must love Pez.",
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    "comment": "Very interesting and funny guy.  Great lecturer. Class did not cover as much material as I thought it would, we never got to Watergate. As a history major the class was not as challenging as I thought it would be. Felt watered down compared to other upper level history classes. Section was mostly the TA just explaining the readings, not discussion.",
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    "comment": "Professor Baughman is the best. He's not only hilarious, but he really knows his stuff (he's a graduate of Harvard and Columbia). He makes the dense history of Mass Communication really interesting, and I'm so glad I took this class. Be sure to visit him during office hours, too! He gives you pez.",
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