SUMMER 2008 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS & DATES: COMM-546 N01L

Course Title

Dates

COMM-546 N01L
Foreign Policy and the Press

5/12/08-6/27/08

Instructor: Alison Schafer

The role of the American news media in the coverage of foreign policy issues. Philosophical issues include whether freedom of the press is adequately exercised in the foreign policy field and whether the national media sometimes serve as propagandists for the United States government. Students should be prepared to engage in adversarial debates over key issues.