MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 171 - Media in the Developing World

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George Washington University

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Steele, Waisbord Contemporary views of media roles in developing nations. The role of the press and electronic media in economic, social, and national development, including media as agents of modernization, development journalism, and post-colonial responses to Western "cultural imperialism." Media and Islam; role of the Internet; and theories of media and globalization.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.gwu.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 994-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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