POL 204 – Media and Politics

POL 204 – Media and Politics; Weekly hours: 2+1, ECTS: 5
The goal of this course is to help students better understand how all forms of media (print, broadcast, electronic, digital) help shape the public policy. In addition to topical lectures, the class format will consist of group discussions and student presentations. Introduction; Models of Media and Politics; Political Journalism ; News Making and News Analysis  ; Political Public Relations; Media and Electoral Process; Public Opinion Polls; Politics and the New Media; Media and Ideological Framing; The Politics and Governance of Everyday Life; Politics and Propaganda; War in the Media Age; Revision Case study presentations; Movie Screening.