Course Description
The mass media and its relationship to campaigns and elections, the exercise of political leadership, the formation of public policy, and the development of democratic governance.
Athena Title
GOVT AND MASS MEDI
Prerequisite
POLS 1101
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students of this course will: • Become familiar with the history and political development of mass media with a focus on understanding how this history and development can instruct our theoretical understanding of what the mass media are and how they develop within our specific political system and how they have influenced that system • Understand the nature of our current media system as well as how it compares to others in the world • Produce written work that demonstrates this knowledge • Engage in the assessment of a variety of data in the area of mass media and how this data can be used to answer questions about media and politics and its influence in a variety of venues
Topical Outline
Part I. The Mass Media as an Institution and Its Relation to Politics Part II. Impact of the Mass Media on Individual and Organizational Social and Political Behavior Part III. Mass Media Power and Government Control Part IV. The New Media and Politics