Restricted to non-journalism majors. Explores approaches to understanding what some have termed 'datafication'. Covers literacy of these types of data as well as the ways in which these data are transmitted, stored, compiled, aggregated, analyzed, and used in predictive analytics. Examines privacy aspects in terms of the increased blurring between the private and public in spaces such as social media and explores the implication of this on news production and consumption. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.