Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Autumn Quarter 2009
• Winter Quarter 2010

Carolyn Frances Lee
POL S 304
Seattle Campus

The Press and Politics in the United States

Journalists' role in elections and public policy. Relationship between news coverage and political campaigns. Study and analysis of local political newswriting, reporting, and response by local and state political figures. Extensive off-campus experience included. Offered: jointly with COM 304.

Class description

Description: This course explores the role of the news media in American politics. The course topics include the development of the mass media, the importance of journalistic norms and routines, the corporate reality of American media, the relationship between elected officials and journalists, and the role of the media in policymaking and elections. By the end of the quarter, students should have an increased knowledge of the role the mass media play in our political system and understand the dynamics of 'the construction of news.

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