Schedule - Weeks 1 and 2

WEEK ONE

8/31 Introductions to the course and to one another; definitions; historical longevity of political advertising; importance of media in the context of a democracy.

9/2 Are American values shaped by the mass media?
DUE READ Unit 1, Issue 1, page 2, Herbert Schiller & James Carey


WEEK TWO

9/5 Holiday, Labor Day

9/7 American media – ritual or transmission?
DUE WATCH CNN, MSNBC & FOX news broadcasts; RECORD elements of ritual and elements of transmission as described by Carey

9/9 First Paper assigned. Class will meet in Mac lab to set up blogs, post introductory message. Determine semester-long partnerships… students will work in teams of two throughout semester so that each individual has an assistant in producing segments for recorded OPs.