PS 460 - Media And Politics

Institution:

Edgewood College

Subject:

Description:

How media has transformed American politics in the last half-century. Explores the assumption that media coverage of politics is not apart from the events it reports on, but rather a determinant, in many ways, of those events. How the presentation of political reality by the media, especially TV, affects elections, political behavior, public opinion, policy debates, and the notion of citizenship and democracy. Offered in alternate years. (F)

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.edgewood.edu

Phone Number:

(608) 663-4861

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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