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Fall 2022
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| POLI 3730 - Mass Media and Politics |
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An examination of the relationship between news media, the public, and democracy. The state of contemporary journalism, emphasizing the key economic, organizational, social, technological, and other factors that influence editorial content and shape and constrain news production. Topics include the role of mass media in a democracy, political economy approaches to media analysis, institutional studies of news-making, effects of mass media on the public and politics, the political significance of entertainment media, media and foreign policymaking, propaganda and campaign advertising, and the internet and politics.
Prerequisite(s): One 2000-level course (3.0 credit hours) in Political Science
Equivalent: Political Science 3850 (Mass Media and Politics) (prior to 2017/2018)
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 Lab hours 0.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate, Master, Audit Schedule Types: Lecture, Online Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: Social Science Lib Ed Req, Arts & Science or LBED course |
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