The Press, The Public, & Politics
Poli 304, Fall 2005
Phone: 201-200-3259 Email: fmoran@njcu.edu

This course examines the interrelationships between the media, the government, and the public, as well as how these relationships influence our political life. While we will trace the evolution of the media in the United States as it relates to politics, our main focus will be on contemporary developments. In particular we will pay close attention to the impact and implications of increased corporate concentration of the media and its implications for American democracy. We will also become active participants in the topic by conducting polls for the Jersey Journal during the course of the semester.

Useful Links   Newspapers Atlanta Journal-Constitution Baltimore Sun Boston Globe Chicago Tribune Christian Science Monitor Dallas Morning News Houston Chronicle Los Angeles Times New Orleans Times-Picayune New York Times Philadelphia Inquirer St. Louis Post-Dispatch USA Today Wall Street Journal Washington Post Washington Times For other newspapers not on the list try: Newspaper Association of America   Other Media ABC News Associated Press BBC World News CNN CBS News Electronic Policy Network Fox News MS-NBC The Nation National Review Newsweek PBS Policy.com Reuters Time Magazine US News & World Report Government Department of Defense Department of Justice Federal Election Commission Fed World Info Network FirstGov House of Representatives Library of Congress Senate Government-Related Political Sites AllPolitics.com Congressional Quarterly The Hill Roll Call Media Watchdog Sites Center for Responsive Politics Project Vote Smart Media Reform Pew Research Center for People & the Press Center for Media and Public Affairs Mediachannel Columbia Journalism Review of Media Corporations Free Press Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics, & Public Policy Adbusters Washington University Center for Comunication & Civic Engagement   Political Humor Doonesbury Newsbreakers Pearls Before Swine The Daily Show This Modern World

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