Political Communication

Catalog description

Prerequisite: POLS 1030 and POLS 1100 or consent of the instructor. An analysis of the relationship between the news media and politics. How do news organizations determine what is newsworthy? How do they report news? Do those reports affect the political opinions of viewers? Do they affect political outcomes? Students will learn theories and debates that have emerged in top political science journals within the past 15 years, ultimately gaining a broad understanding of the effect of mass communication on the political system.