INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AND STATE ROLE (4 Credits)

Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this Course, students will be able to: Describe key concepts and role of international media in the social world; Analyze the roles and influences of international media toward specific case study; Apply key concepts and integrated relation of international media in international relations; Construct the relation between international media, states and international issues.

Topics:

1. Introduction: Media and Society;
2. Introduction Media and the Social World;
3. The Economics of the Media Industry;
4. Political Influence on Media;
5. Media Organizations and Professionals;
6. Media and Ideology;
7. Social Inequality and Media Representation;
8. Media Influence and the Political World;
9. Media Technology;
10. Active Audiences and the Construction of Meaning;
11. Conclusion: Media in a Changing Global Culture.