Anglo-American College in Prague announces an intensive course to be run
during January 1999:
HUP 150 PUBLIC OPINION, MEDIA AND POLITICS--elective
Instructors: Greg Wolk & Andrew Stroehlein
This course examines the relationship between mass media-primarily print
and broadcast television but also including the changing role of the
Internet-and political systems both in the U.S., U.K. and the Czech
Republic. We will explore the effectiveness of mass media, from shaping the
political agenda and guiding public policies to influencing election
outcomes and affecting political actors and the balance of power. We will
also focus on how governments tend to control media effects through
content, ownership and other regulations as well as indirect influences. Our
analyses will extend into mass media economics issues and audience feedback
mechanisms. Finally we will examine how future changes in mass media and
access to the internet will likely affect the relationship with politics.
Those outside the College are able to audit this course for a reasonable
fee. For further
details, contact AAC at: info@aac.edu.