Politics and the Media

Catalog description

This course explores how the media frame what we know about politics as well as how politics and government frame what the media know. What impact does corporate control of the media have on the nature of the news? Is political advertising an informative campaign strategy or is it manipulative? To what extent do government agencies control the news? What is the impact of negative advertising on voters? How does the media affect public images of politics and government? What role will the new electronic media play in our electoral system? The ultimate question posed by this course is whether the media promote or diminish informed political discourse and participation.