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LEWIS FRIEDLAND

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Raw average: 3.24/5 from 17 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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JOURN 561
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Friedland is funny guy, and it's clear he's passionate about the material and very knowledgeable. There's a lot of reading for this class (around 100 or so pages a week), but it's manageable if you're interested in the material. Make sure to show up to lecture because he goes through the main points of the readings.
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J201 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Thought this class was pretty good, but there were a ton of dry readings, I often ended up skimming or skipping the weekly readings unless I was required to speak on them. Lectures were interesting, learned a lot about journalism and mass comm. Lots of papers to write and the most important ones were pretty hard to write. Decent course overall.
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J201 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Friedland was really nice when he was outside of class and really helpful about papers and course material. However, he didn't teach J201 with the spunk it could have been taught with. The midterms are harder than expected, but all the material you will be tested on is on the slides he posts on the web. Overall, this is an Easy A.
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J201 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Lew was and alright professor, but his lectures were pretty boring and he was not approachable at all. He acted like everyone in the class was dumb and didn't understand anything. I stopped paying attention completely by the end. However, I had a wonderful TA who made the papers and speeches absolutely painless, so it was a great Com-B.
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J201 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Kind of disappointed in this class. I was super interested in the topic but feel as if I didn't get what I expected/hoped. Concepts were confusing and hard to understand, as well as lecture slides. Lew was monotone so it was hard to pay attention. This class isn't cake but not hard- you still have to put in work and do good on papers & exams.
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J201 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Lew was a pretty good lecturer, but he could stand to be a little less monotone and dry with his delivery. One thing that frustrated me was the inconsistency of the course. Half the time, we had guest lecturers - Professor Friedland could have very well lectured on these topics. This made for a somewhat disorganized course but overall Lew is solid.
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Classes with LEWIS FRIEDLAND

JOURN 990

Thesis

1–9 credits

JOURN 990 is an advanced thesis course providing mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.

No offering record · Spring 2022

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2022JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2021JOURN 880Topics in Mass Communication
Fall 2021JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2020JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2020JOURN 475Special Topics in Advanced Concepts and Skills
Spring 2020JOURN 699Directed Study
Spring 2020JOURN 812Qualitative Communication Research Methods
Spring 2020JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2020JOURN 999Independent Research Problems
Fall 2019JOURN 426Community-based Reporting
Fall 2019JOURN 699Directed Study
Fall 2019JOURN 802Mass Communication and Society
Spring 2019JOURN 699Directed Study
Spring 2019JOURN 880Topics in Mass Communication
Spring 2019JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2018JOURN 561Mass Communication and Society
Fall 2018JOURN 697Internship
Fall 2018JOURN 699Directed Study
Fall 2018JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2018JOURN 561Mass Communication and Society
Spring 2018JOURN 697Internship
Spring 2018JOURN 802Mass Communication and Society
Spring 2018JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2017JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2017JOURN 475Special Topics in Advanced Concepts and Skills
Spring 2017JOURN 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2017JOURN 699Directed Study
Spring 2017JOURN 880Topics in Mass Communication
Spring 2017JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2016JOURN 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2016JOURN 802Mass Communication and Society
Fall 2016JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2016JOURN 201Introduction to Mass Communication
Spring 2016JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2015JOURN 676Special Topics in Mass Communication
Fall 2015JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2015JOURN 697Internship
Spring 2015JOURN 880Topics in Mass Communication
Spring 2015JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2014JOURN 401In-depth Reporting
Fall 2014JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2014JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2013JOURN 697Internship
Fall 2013JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2013JOURN 999Independent Research Problems
Spring 2013JOURN 561Mass Communication and Society
Spring 2013JOURN 697Internship
Spring 2013JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2013JOURN 999Independent Research Problems
Fall 2012JOURN 475Special Topics in Advanced Concepts and Skills
Fall 2012JOURN 880Topics in Mass Communication
Fall 2012JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2012JOURN 401In-depth Reporting
Spring 2012JOURN 561Mass Communication and Society
Spring 2012JOURN 697Internship
Spring 2012JOURN 699Directed Study
Spring 2012JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2012JOURN 999Independent Research Problems
Fall 2011JOURN 475Special Topics in Advanced Concepts and Skills
Fall 2011JOURN 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2011JOURN 699Directed Study
Fall 2011JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2011JOURN 401In-depth Reporting
Spring 2011JOURN 561Mass Communication and Society
Spring 2011JOURN 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2011JOURN 699Directed Study
Spring 2011JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2010JOURN 676Special Topics in Mass Communication
Fall 2010JOURN 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2010JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2010JOURN 999Independent Research Problems
Spring 2010JOURN 561Mass Communication and Society
Spring 2010JOURN 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2010JOURN 699Directed Study
Spring 2010JOURN 880Topics in Mass Communication
Spring 2010JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2010JOURN 999Independent Research Problems
Fall 2009JOURN 561Mass Communication and Society
Fall 2009JOURN 699Directed Study
Fall 2009JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2009JOURN 999Independent Research Problems
Spring 2009JOURN 699Directed Study
Spring 2009JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2009JOURN 999Independent Research Problems
Fall 2008JOURN 561Mass Communication and Society
Fall 2008JOURN 699Directed Study
Fall 2008JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2008JOURN 561Mass Communication and Society
Spring 2008JOURN 699Directed Study
Spring 2008JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2008JOURN 999Independent Research Problems
Fall 2007JOURN 699Directed Study
Fall 2007JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2007JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2006JOURN 990Thesis

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