Introduction to media and politics focusing on US interactions between political actors, media institutions, and publics in a changing information environment.
Describe the functions of media and political communication in a democratic society.
Evaluate the performance of media in fulfilling democratic functions.
Explain the competing goals and interests that govern interactions between the media, political leaders, and mass publics.
Analyze media agendas, news framing, and attention to understand downstream effects on public opinion and politics.
Assess the quality of the contemporary political information environment.
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An introduction to the study of media and politics, examining the interactions between political actors, media institutions, and mass publics in a changing information environment, with a primary (but not exclusive) focus on the United States. Examines the critical functions that media institutions serve in political and democratic processes, shaping the nature and flow of information that citizens, public officials, and civil society need to make decisions in both public and private affairs. Explores the implications of evolving communication technologies for the nature of news and its consumption, attention and information processing, public opinion and the political agenda, political communication in campaigns and elections, and mass engagement in public affairs.
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Media & Politics
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