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FA 2012
Communication Studies
COMM 361 - The Media and Public Affairs
Section 001
Credits: 4
Requirements & Distribution: ULWR
Consent: With permission of instructor.
Enforced Prerequisites: COMM 101 or 102 with a grade of at least C-.
Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor: Campbell,Scott Walker

 
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This course provides an understanding of production, dissemination, and reception of mediated news content. Topics include: the elements influencing production of news content, including individual, organizational, political, economic, and cultural factors; public journalism as an alternative to current journalism practices; perspectives on media effects as a process; and various views on the role of new media in promoting civic life.
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