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Description To introduce students to the history, development and modalities of political communication in Ireland through a combination of lectures and case studies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Conceptualize, research and write an original essay demonstrating an understanding of a significant dimension of media and politics in Ireland; 2. Critically analyse the historical relationship between media and politics in Ireland with consideration of relevant international context; 3. Analyse current debates in political communication in Ireland in wider historic and international contexts; 4. Appreciate the conditions and constraints under which the actors in the political communication process operate; 5. Synthesize significant amounts of professional and academic literature in a comprehensible and organized manner; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Activities Module topicsModule topics include: Media & politics before independence; The arrival of radio and television; Censorship & Evil Literature; Censorship & the Emergency; Church and media; Reporting Northern Ireland; Political journalism in Ireland; Political campaign management; Broadcasting & the political system. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MAP | MA in Political Communication |
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