Details

Faculty	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
Domain	Communication and Media Research
Code	UE-EKM.00598
Languages	English
Type of lesson	Lecture
Level	Master
Semester	SA-2019

Schedules and rooms

Summary schedule	Thursday 10:15 - 12:00, Hebdomadaire, PER 21, Room C230
Hours per week	2

Teaching

Responsibles	Puppis Manuel
Teachers	Puppis Manuel
Assistants	Bürdel Etienne
Description	The term media landscape refers to the distinctive features of the media in any given country. But how can we explain differences and similarities between different media landscapes? How can we explain the quality of TV programs or newspapers we watch and read? How can we explain the fact that only very few successful private television stations exist in small states like Switzerland but so many strong TV companies in bigger neighboring countries? To modify Bill Clinton’s famous dictum: “It’s the structures, stupid!”. Media structures go a long way towards explaining media performance. Comparative analyses of media landscapes are essential to better understand the conditions under which media content is produced. This lecture serves as an introduction and immersion into comparative media and communication research. It not only offers an overview of comparatives approaches in various research fields but also focuses on research in different world regions.
Training objectives	1) You will become acquainted with basic theoretical and methodological approaches for analyzing media and communication in a comparative perspective. 2) You will gain an overview of relevant and topical research comparing various aspects of media landscapes and of media and communication research in different world regions. 3) You will be able to critically assess existing studies and to discuss their contribution to communication research and practice.
Comments	Leistungsnachweis: Aktive Beteiligung an Übungen und Diskussionen; Verfassen eines Essays (7 Seiten) zu einem Vorlesungsthema nach Wahl Soft Skill Studierende und Erasmus zugelassen
Softskills	Yes
Off field	No
BeNeFri	Yes
Mobility	Yes
UniPop	No

Documents

Bibliography

A reader will be available at the beginning of the semester.

Evaluation continue - SA-2019, Session d'hiver 2020

Assessments methods	By rating
Descriptions of Exams	Essay/Paper No retake exam