I believe that I learned more from using the WSJ instead of a traditional textbook because the WSJ was current and it expanded on the uses of different mediums that are relevant to today. I think I may have learned more if we used a book and had a mid-term and exams, but only because I would have had to be quizzed on it. Reading the paper did not affect my other classes in anyway. Sure it was something that I had to do, but it only took about fifteen minutes to read the assigned articles.
As for my subscription to the WSJ, I do not believe that I will renew. As it is now, I didn't physically read any of the stories; I just signed in online and read them there. They are in a heap on my front step.
The instructor was amazing. He gave descriptive details about the current media and the practices they use. I learned more than a lot from him.
Based on this course, I know that I want to have a career in one aspect of mass communication, but not quite sure which area. The course gave me a broad spectrum to see how everything works and how the aspects intertwine with each other, but I'm not sure.
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