DePaul Joins Social Media Fray, Offers Twitter Class

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on Sep 1, 2009 8:40PM

We suppose if you can get sued for something you say on Twitter, you can pay thousands of dollars to study it in the classroom. DePaul is joining the social media fray by offering a class on Twitter this fall. Taught by the Trib's digital intern Craig Kanalley, is called, "Digital Editing: From Breaking News to Tweets." According to one report, the class description is:

"College of Communication is exploring the new frontiers of journalism through courses on Twitter, entrepreneurial journalism and backpack reporting, providing students with cutting-edge knowledge in this rapidly changing field."

No word yet if you can combine this with a minor in LOLCats. [WBBM, E&P]