 The rationale behind the course is that, in general, journalists are not trained for the task of presenting news and information about the rapidly advancing field of science.He also developed modules for the BPhil and Honours programmes on media ethics and media management.In 2003, Claassen became the ombudsman of the Afrikaans daily newspaper published in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, "Die Burger" and since 2008 he is the ombudsman of Media24's Community Press.