JRN 229 International Media

International media study invites many approaches, from the theoretical to the analytical to the practical. We shall practice all three -- theorizing, analyzing and practicing international journalism in this intensive course. Because we need to limit such a broad subject, we shall focus on the media history, current national media systems and issues, and major stories of Europe ? which immediately raises an interesting problem. What is Europe? The continent we learned about in school, or the big new Europe that includes Russia and Turkey, and in some sense the larger Mediterranean, not to mention millions of immigrants from outside Europe? We shall transcend geographical definitions of Europe (which have been fluid throughout history, anyway) and consider media throughout this more broadly defined contemporary region. Each class, also, we shall discuss in detail one or two masterpieces of international reporting, from the 16th century to this year. This will help us understand our place as international journalists in a long tradition.