radio 41-2250J - Radio in Crisis:Limbaugh & Imus & Stern-Oh No!

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Columbia College-Chicago

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This course will discuss controversial "shock jocks" such asDon Imus, Howard Stern, Opie & Anthony, and Mancow and look at how their on-air antics approach broadcast indecency and has become more than a simple regulatory problem. It's important for radio management to have the necessary social, political, economic and legal framework to deal with these "on the edge" broadcast talents. We will focus on the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act signed by President George W. Bush. The course will work as a crisis communications workshop with the view that FCC rules and regulation cannot be seen within a vacuum that ignores cultural realities. Each student will assume the role of a crisis manager for a "fictional" radiostation and speak on behalf of the corporation during a crisis. The course will include the use of case studies, media spokespersons, and current FCC documents. 1 CREDIT PREREQUISITES: 52-1151 WRITING AND RHETORIC I

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colum.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 663-1600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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