Explore relationships and effects between media and their audiences. Examine the government regulation of the media as well as the constitutional principles that guide it. Recognize ethical and philosophical issues that arise in media culture and explain the range of viewpoints regarding these issues. Explore your role as a consumer of the media and participate in hands-on experience with the media. Please read the assignments by the date indicated on the course calendar, and come to class prepared to discuss them.
Students are accountable for all assigned work even if they have been absent.
I encourage student networking so you can learn what you missed if you have been absent. I would rather have you come late than not at all, but will reduce your grade if you are consistently late. There will be class exercises, short quizzes and group work, and an all class project recording a news show in a tv studio. Journal entries will consist of your reactions to and interactions with the media. I am interested in seeing your observations of current media compared and contrasted to what is discussed in the readings.