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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
NMD4102 | Political Economy of Media | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ |
Course Objectives: | This course aims to analyze the media sector from a political economy viewpoint and present the theoretical and methodological approaches within this field. Through the theoretical readings students will gain information on the relationship between media, power and democracy. Students will develop a critical point of view on the role of media. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; - will be introduced by the key concepts of political economy, - will evaluate the determining factors regarding the production, distribution and consumption in media. - will grasp the relationship between production and consumption in media markets. - will develop a critical perspective about public policy debates related to competition in media markets (globally and locally) and media ownership, race, ethnicity and media, audience activity, intellectual freedom and copyrights, surveillance and privacy, and access to information. |
This course examines the political economy of mass media in modern societies. Issues such as media ownership, the role of media on democracy, media economics, the role and state of audience, the structure of digital media etc. are discussed thoroughly within a critical theoretical framework throughout the semester. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction and Overview of the Course | |
2) | The political economy of media / Key concepts | “For a political economy of mass communications”, Graham Murdock & Peter Golding |
3) | The political economy of media / Key concepts | “The study of the political economy of the media in the twenty-first century”, Janet Wasko |
4) | Media, Power and Democracy | Readings from Louis Althusser, Antonio Gramsci and Herbert Schiller |
5) | Manufacturing consent: the political economy of the mass media | “Manufacturing consent: the political economy of the mass media” Edward S. Herman/Noam Chomsky |
6) | The political economy of the press and news value | “The structure of foreign news: the presentation of the Congo, Cuba and Cyprus crises in four Norwegian newspapers”, Johan Galtung and Mari Ruge “What Is News? Galtung and Ruge revisited”, Tony Harcup & Deirdre O'Neill |
7) | Midterm | |
8) | Introduction to political economy of new media | |
9) | Alternative media | |
10) | Alternative media and crowdfunding in the digital age | |
11) | Net neutrality | |
12) | The political economy of film industry Discussion: The Post (movie) | |
13) | A comparative analysis of media pluralism | |
14) | Closing section: final review before final exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent: the Political Economy of the Mass Media, New York: Pantheon Books, 2002. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 13 | % 0 |
Seminar | 2 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
Final | 1 | % 45 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 6 | 84 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 129 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |