Hi folks! Welcome to the website for Introduction to Media & Politics (COMM 292). There will be plenty of updates to the content during the first week of class, but the basic information you need for the course (syllabus, schedule of weekly assignments, etc) are accessible through the menu items above. Please take a look around and be sure to check out the links, as well.
This should be an interesting course for everyone, as the relationships between media and politics offer us nearly unlimited subject matter to analyze, discuss, and debate. This course puts the political dimensions of media in both historical and contemporary contexts, and I’ve tried to assemble diverse readings that touch on a range of intellectual perspectives, media formats, cultural practices, social problems, and political issues. I think there’s something here for everyone and I’m looking forward to our semester together in class.