POLITICS 113

Politics and the Media


Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for POLITICS 113.

Description

Explores the political role of media in democratic theory and practice. Topics include: modern "mediatisation", media freedom, news media and power, media history and the public sphere, the press and television, the online revolution, political economy of media, journalism and international conflict, New Zealand and Māori media, spin and PR, election campaign coverage, entertainment and politics.

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Availability 2017

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Geoff Kemp

Reading/Texts

Geoff Kemp, Babak Bahador, Kate McMillan and Chris Rudd, eds, Politics and the Media (2nd edition, Auckland University Press, 2016)

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

POLITICS 113: 15 points