Credit may be earned in Jour 273 or Engl 273, but not both. A survey of visual messages in a variety of media. Study of basic information-gathering and research techniques as they relate to the mass media. Exposure to research studies in a broad range of media-based issues. Highlights of the growth of the American press from its early European background to the modern day.
Popular culture is the result of human communicative activity, primarily via the mass media.
This course is an examination of the relationships between mass media, popular culture, and society. Emphasizes collaborative learning and research. The structure and content of mass communication around the world. Problems in the flow of information both within and among nations. Open only to Journalism majors.