Students are introduced to the major ethical theories, and through case studies, learn to reach justified ethical conclusions. The primary issues are considered, such as privacy, social justice, confidentiality deception, violence, cultural diversity, and conflict of interest. Institutional questions are emphasized throughout.
Graduate students are welcome.
They take additional discussions sessions and write a research paper. This course examines the processes of mass-mediated political communication in democratic societies. Although these processes can be studied in a variety of contexts, this course will focus primarily on the interaction between news media, audiences, and political elites in the united States. Special emphasis will be given to the role of news media in democratic theory, the politics of media control, media coverage of elections and policy making, the impact of new communication technologies, the effects of media messages on audiences and elites, and factors shaping the construction of news such as journalistic routines, media economics, and the strategic management of news by political elites. This is an introductory course in the study of International Communication.