Roger Karraker

JOUR51 · JOURN1A · JOUR1A · JOURNALISM68 · JOURNALIMS · JORN1A · J54J63 · JOURN1 · JOURNALISM54 · JOUR1 · JOURNALISM · JOURNO1 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
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Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

if you already like self-directed journalism work and can handle an unstructured, internet-heavy style.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear LecturerEasy Journalism ClassTech and Internet FocusedPolarizing ReviewsWriting-Heavy Assignments

Students split hard between life-changing mentor and .
Course content is widely seen as easy, with low difficulty ratings.
Structure and clarity are the .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple students call the class pretty easy or easy, with low difficulty ratings, so an A is attainable without extreme effort.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is described as easy and internet-centered, though poor structure can .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Strong praise from some lifelong fans .

All recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Little direct grade data, but easy class tone suggests .

Format shift

Workload

Light

68/100

Mostly writing assignments and peer critique with generally low difficulty ratings.

Format shift

Workload comments are from in-person courses only.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Split between inspiring, tech-savvy teaching and .

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Students highlight writing assignments and peer critique more than formal exams.

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person journalism classes feel easy but often unstructured; fans praise real-world tech insight while and unhelpful.

Main concern

Lack of structure and .

What students said

“Roger has probably taught me more than any other professor in my life, including grad school.”
JOUR51

“ , and at the end of the class you wonder if you've taken a journalism class.”
JOURN1A

“Easy class centered around the internet... The only problem is that he's all over the place and .”
JOUR1A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize writing assignments and critique rather than a .

Writing AssignmentsPeer Critique

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; assessment centers on writing work and .

Writing AssignmentsPeer Critique

“all of the and he allowed us to critique one another.”
JOURNALISM54

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Roger has probably taught me more than any other professor in my life, including grad school.”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2011, highlighting polarized teaching quality and easy course tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“ because it was so unclear. .”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“ .”

📘 Easy Content

72/100

“Pretty easy, though.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

all over the place and
fantastic teacher, really helpul, keeps it real and is tech. up to date.
. Not a very structured class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Pretty easy, though.
Easy class centered around the internet
all of the

Theme 3

⚠️ About Reliability

He skipped out of class for 2 weeks and didn't let us know until the last day of the semester.
His online format is very and he is also very rude when commenting on your assisgments.

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen detailed but very old reviews (2004-2011) with mixed consistency lower overall confidence.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

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2 out of 54

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Roger Karraker

x x x if you already like self-directed journalism work and can handle an unstructured, internet-heavy style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Split

📘 Easy Content

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Reliability

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if you already like self-directed journalism work and can handle an unstructured, internet-heavy style.