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Institution:

Bates College

Subject:

Description:

What criteria determine that some aspects of experience are regarded as newsworthy and others not What conventions determine how to represent this news What are the boundaries between journalism and other nonfictional narratives (history, essay, documentary, biography, for example) What tensions exist between "all the news that's fit to print" and commercial, consumer-based media This course considers how diverse media collect, represent, and comment on the "news," drawing on media and cultural studies, discourse analysis, and narrative theory to critically explore both dominant media representations in the United States and alternatives to it, especially in foreign presses and/or alternatively supported media. C. Malcolmson, C. Taylor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bates.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 786-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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