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POL300: Media Politics |
This unit focuses on the press, radio and television in liberal democracies, particularly Australia. Part I reviews evidence and argument to do with ownership and control, the power of advertisers and the position of audiences; Part II examines the construction of news, questions to do with bias and objectivity, and the debate about media effects; Part III looks at challenges to public sector broadcasting (especially the ABC), the issue of multicultural broadcasting and regulatory issues around Australian content.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
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D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year
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| Staff Contact: |
Politics staff |
| Prerequisites: |
40cp
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| Unit Designations: |
Social Science
| | Assessed As: |
Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of Politics and International Relations |
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