The set curriculum consists of approx. 800 pages. Selected international news stories will be used as cases/illustrations during the course.
Hallin, Daniel C. & Mancini, Paolo: Comparing Media Systems. Three models of Media and Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (217)
James Curran and Myung-Jin Park (2000): De-westernizing Media Studies. London: Routledge (188)
Allan, Stuart & Zelitzer, Barbie (2004): Reporting war: Journalism In wartime. London: Routledge (370)
Jamieson, Kathleen H. & Campell, Karlyn K. (2006): The Interplay of Influence: News, Advertising, Politics and the Internet. Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth (380p)