Course Description

CM 254 MEDIA & DEMOCRACY   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the relationships between the mass media (film, television, newspapers, and the Internet), the public, and politics. Historical case studies analyze from ethical, economic, social, historical, aesthetic, and technological perspectives how the media provide (or do not provide) a place through which people express their views as citizens in a democracy. Current media examples are also investigated. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years