NSSC1000-A Media and Society
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Registration begins Monday, Mar 18, 2024
School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sci.
Undergraduate
Term: Summer 2024
Session: 1st 8 Week Online (May 07 - Jun 28)
Start Date: Tuesday, May 07, 2024
End Date: Friday, Jun 28, 2024
Availability: Online
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This course familiarizes students to the role of media in democratic nations focusing on internal and external factors that influence media reporting. Students explore how media print broadcast online and social establish a frame of reference for the public to understand events happening around them and around the world. The course also examines how external forces including audiences affect how communicators craft their messages. Students also are introduced to the critical importance of diversity in media organizations.