AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Mike Reed

JRN1 · COM1 · CA1 · JOURN01 · JNL1 · JRN105 · JOURN1 · JOURNALISM · CTVR1 · 89 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want serious media-law depth and and strict grading; GPA hunters should look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing PersonalityCourt Cases HeavyPop QuizzesExtra Credit AvailableSkip Class You Fail
  • older fans praise passion and and ruined GPAs.
  • Expect heavy focus on media law and court cases, pop quizzes, and .
  • and open notes help some students, but and unforgiving grading.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students earn As with notes and , but many report Cs, Fs, and GPA damage despite doing the work.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is approachable for media majors but becomes hard , and dense law material.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Multiple reviews warn that skipping means you will not pass and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

About half would take him again; passion and transfer prep win fans, while .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Tags and grades lean tough, with many C/D/F reports and few easy A claims in recent years.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Weekly quizzes, 60 Minutes essays, term papers, and story counts add steady work without total overload for every section.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

, and inspiring; , and off-topic.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades , and term projects.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person journalism and mass-media classes feel lecture-heavy with court cases, pop quizzes, and ; while others say he ruined their GPA.

Main concern

Harsh or unclear grading and is completed.

What students said

“Undoubtedly, the years! ruined my gpa.”
CTVR1
“This is by far one of the .”
CTVR1
“His lectures are easy and .”
JOURNALISM

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams often track study guides and class cues; some allow notes or open book, but and dense case material keep pressure high.

Open Book in some sectionsPop QuizzesNotes Allowed on testsStudy Guide DrivenCourt Case Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

hard tests on court cases, with frequent pop quizzes.

Open BookNotes AllowedPop QuizzesStudy Guide
“His lectures are easy and .”
JOURNALISM
“ but you can use your notes, and he gives .”
CTVR1
“The hardest part is the pop quizzes and .”
CTVR1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! , and will not work with your schedule or assignments. Ruined my GPA.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning 2007-2024, highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“This is by far one of the .”

⚠️ Grade Risk

32/100

“If you are willing .”

📌

22/100

“Skip class? You won't pass.”

📚 Content Focus

48/100

“Lots of reading, memorizing case laws pertaining to journalism.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very blunt and not passive.
  • WHAT A TEACHER! You will love him.
  • He will humiliate you if you act like an idiot.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • ruined my gpa. boring class. .
  • He will give you every opportunity to earn a great grade.
  • Not an easy A class or even an easy class as it is.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • A good person, not a good professor.
  • He's a cool guy but not an easy A class.
  • ! So .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

89

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews span many years with detailed conflicting narratives, strong enough sample for a reliable but polarized picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 533
4 out of 513
3 out of 58
2 out of 520
1 out of 515

Course coverage

JRN122 reviews
CTVR112 reviews
JNL16 reviews
CA13 reviews
JOURN13 reviews
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COM11 review
JOURN011 review
JOURNALISM1 review
JRN1051 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

7

C 4 · C- 3

D range

1

D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values