610019 American Film, Media and Culture: The Role of the News Media in U.S. Society
winter semester 2010/2011 | Last update: 03.02.2011 | Place course on memo list610019
American Film, Media and Culture: The Role of the News Media in U.S. Society
SE 2
10
weekly
each semester
English
This course aims at establishing a deeper understanding for the role of the news media in the United States. It examines the concept of a free press and the relationship between the media, the government, and public interest. Apart from historical and socio-cultural considerations, legal and ethical problems concerning the news business will also be identified and discussed. Furthermore, the course addresses questions about the nature of news, changing technologies, and globalization in the news media. Possible topics range from First Amendment rights to spin-doctoring and from embedded journalists to news parodies.
Lecture inputs, student presentations, class discussions
Active class participation, reading and writing assignments, presentation, term paper (ca. 5000 words)
Selected sources will be made available on e-campus.
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Tue 2010-10-05
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2010-10-12
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2010-10-19
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2010-11-09
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2010-11-16
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2010-11-23
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2010-11-30
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2010-12-07
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2010-12-14
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2011-01-11
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2011-01-18
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2011-01-25
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||
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Tue 2011-02-01
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13.45 - 15.15 | 4DG12 4DG12 | ||