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Reading
schedule by week
| Week |
topic(s) |
readings |
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Are
media biased? |
Age
of Propaganda, 1-17, 268-79; Censored 10, Chap. 3 |
| 2
Apr 5-9 |
How
is news filtered? |
Herman
and Chomsky, 1-35; Hart |
| 3
Apr 12-16 |
Censorship |
Censored 2010,
7--110; read at least ten of the censored stories (from one through 25--read at least two each from 1-5, 6-10, etc.) |
| 4
Apr 19-23 |
Persuasion
and propaganda |
Age
of Propaganda, 21-67; 93-100 |
| 5
Apr 26-30 |
Public relations, propaganda |
Rampton and Stauber, Nelson, CDD, Bacon et al. |
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Midterm
exam, Monday-Wednesday, May 3 & 5
|
| 6
May 7 |
Group term projects |
|
| 7
May 10-14 |
Feelings . . . |
Borosage, Brownell and Warner |
| 8
May 17-21 |
Television |
Postman;
Postman and Powers; Age of propaganda, 79-87 |
| 9
May 24-28 |
What
to do? |
Age
of Propaganda, 329-56; Cathcart and Klein; Frankfurt |
Memorial Day Holiday, Monday May 31, no classes |
| 10
June 1-4 |
Presentations |
attendance
required; each group will have 20 minutes |
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11 June 7-11 |
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Link to EOU
academic calendar
Week 1: Are media
biased?
- Anthony Pratkanis
and Elliot Aronson. 2007. Age of Propaganda: The everyday use and
abuse of persuasion. New York: W.H. Freeman (pp 1-17, 268-79).
- Mickey Huff, Frances Capell, Project Censored. 2009. Infotainment Society: Junk food news and news abuse for 2008-09. Pp 147-74in Censored 2010.
- Become familiar
with the course Web page--do
20 minutes or so of surfing, make sure you know what's there and how
to use it--we will use it often in here, and if you're familiar with
it, there will be less unpleasant surprises for you in class.
Week 2: How is
news filtered?
- Edward Herman
and Noam Chomsky. 1988. Manufacturing Consent. New York: Pantheon
Books. (Chapter 1, 'A propaganda model,' pp 1-35) In Blackboard.
- Peter Hart. 2009. Fear and favor: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. (chp 10 in Censored 2008, pp 233-40)
Friday Discussion: (make-up questions)
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to schedule
Week 3: Censorship
- Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff. 2009. Censored 2010. NY: Seven Stories Press. Read Chapter one, the top 25 censored stories. Be prepared to discuss at least ten of the censored stories (from one through 25--read at least two each from 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, and 21-25. The censored stories will comprise the bulk of discussion for this week.
- Kevin Uhrich. 2006. Time up for Project Censored? June 1, Alternet. Online at www.alternet.org/mediaculture/36696/
Week 4: Persuasion
and propaganda
- Pratkanis and
Aronson. 2007. Age of Propaganda (Chapters 2-6, 21-67; Chapter
9, 93-100)
Friday Discussion: Going viral (group questions)
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Week 5: Propaganda, PR
- Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber. 2001. Trust Us, We’re Experts! NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Ptnam (Chapter 3, ‘Deciding what you’ll swallow,’ pp 53-74) In Blackboard
- Joyce Nelson. 1988. Sultans of Sleaze: Public Relations and the Media. Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press. (Chapter 3, ‘Handling the legitimacy gap,’ pp 43-65)
in Blackboard
- Center for Digital Democracy. 2007. Let the browser beware: A tour of online advertising’s two-way mirrors. Mar 7, Center for Digital Democracy www.democraticmedia.org/current_projects/privacy/analysis/adv_two_way_mirrors
- Wendy Bacon, Michelle Loh, Alex Taylor and Sasha Pavey. 2010. Spinning the media: Key findings in the week in the life of the media. Mar 15, Crikey. Online at www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/15/spinning-the-media-key-findings-in-a-week-in-the-life-of-the-media/
Week 6: Midterm, Group projects on Friday
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Week 7: Tricks of the trade
Friday discussion: War and heroes (following up on Wag the Dog--group questions)
Week 8: Television
- Neil Postman.
1985. Amusing ourselves to death: Public discourse in the age of
show business. New York: Penguin Books. On
electronic reserve
- Neil Postman and Steve Powers. 1992. How to Watch TV News. NY: Penguin (chps 1, 3) In Blackboard
- Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson. 2001. Age of Propaganda (pp 79-87)
Optional: Christine Rosen.
2004. Fast forward to passivity. Los Angeles Times, December
11. Find the article here.
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Week 9: What
to do?
Friday discussion: Attack! (read at least two readings, watch at least 3-4 videos)
Readings:
Video:
Attacks can be against individuals, against institutions, against ideologies, officeholders, etc. They may be tied into networks or conspiracies as well. Think about the concept of attack in a sophisticated way, and think about strategies of attack, and of persuasion. Check out snopes.com if you have doubts about any allegations above. And think about where these videos were aired.
Week 10: Presentations
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