Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies 281 - Comparative Global News: From Cnn to al Jazeera

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Macalester College

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We know the world watches a different war-but just how different and why In this highly methodological and analytical course, we will follow two news networks (ideally CNN and Al-Jazeera) for a semester and analyze them using course concepts for analyzing news (frames, sources, languages) and contrast different theories for explaining the shape of news (from elite domination, political ideologies, cultural difference, and media ownership to journalistic routines). Alternate years. (4 credits)

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.macalester.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 696-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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