NSSC1000-A Media and Society (Summer 2024)
Course Details
Section will be taught totally online with no scheduled class meetings. Students must arrange for daily access to a computer and the Internet prior to the start of classes. Robert Morris labs are to be used only as a backup in special situations and may not be relied upon for extended periods of time. In addition to the Internet link, online classes have a large emphasis on email. All messages from the instructor and other information regarding online classes, including user ids, passwords, and login instructions will be sent to your Robert Morris University email account. Visit http://rmu.blackboard.com/ for more information.
Session, Dates: 2 (05/07/2024 - 06/28/2024)
Days: ONLINE
Time: -
Location: Internet/Online
Room:
Seats Available: 13 Seats
Credits: 3
Course Description
This course familiarizes students to the role of media in democratic nations, focusing on internal and external factors that influence media reporting. Students explore how media, print, broadcast, online and social, establish a frame of reference for the public to understand events happening around them and around the world. The course also examines how external forces, including audiences, affect how communicators craft their messages. Students also are introduced to the critical importance of diversity in media organizations.
Course Materials
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Anthony J. Moretti, Ph.D.
moretti@rmu.edu
412-397-6467 phone
412-397-6468 fax
Wheatley Center 312
Profile
Department Head, Communication and Organizational Leadership
Communication and Organizational Leadership
Coordinator, Washington Center Internship and Seminar Program
Office of the Provost
Associate Professor of Communication
Communication and Organizational Leadership
moretti@rmu.edu
412-397-6467 phone
412-397-6468 fax
Wheatley Center 312
Profile