POSC338L - Political Communication and Politics

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of how information about politics is communicated to the public using both mainstream media (MSM) and new media. Students will also receive hands-on experience and a practical knowledge of organizational communication as a result of their work in The Marist Poll’s media unit. The course will examine media coverage of political campaigns; the technology used to release political information; and organizing and implementing campaign strategies. This course analyzes how media coverage of campaigns has evolved over the last six decades, how the emergence of new media and technology has played a role in that evolution, and how these journalistic and technological changes impact candidates’ campaigns.

Prerequisite(s): One 200-level class from any subfield or permission of the instructor