Global Media

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course focuses on the ways in which the Internet and other digital technologies have transformed the global media landscape and therefore the way the world communicates and makes decisions over the last 20 years, with an emphasis on the intersection of media, technology, culture and geopolitics. The student will engage with a variety of concepts and case studies in the form of news articles, scholarly articles, digital videos and podcast episodes to achieve a working knowledge of the global media landscape and how relationships develop between and among communities and their preferred media. We will examine different ethical, strategic, and tactical approaches that media professionals and organizations take to structuring their businesses, engaging with power, shaping narratives, and distributing them to various audiences. Underpinning the course will be an interrogation of the rise of more sophisticated censorship and surveillance that threatens freedom of the press and freedom of expression.