Learning Goals – Local Media

To consider “localism” as not only a geographical scale, but also a political zone, a market, a cultural field, an aesthetic character, and an ethical arena
To recognize the roles and values of media created, distributed, preserved, and consumed within the local realm, speaking to local concerns, and made accessible to local publics
To think capaciously about the myriad forms of media that allow us to understand, steward, and shape our communities and local environments — and how those various media forms inform our understanding of what constitutes “the local”
To situate local media within regional, national, and global scales of communication
To imagine opportunities for each of us — through our various future professions and in our roles as community members and citizens — to support and contribute to our local media ecologies