| Date | Topic |
Reading Assignment |
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|---|---|---|---|
| January 15 | Introduction and
Definitions Current Issues in Telecommunications Policy |
Don't Worry! Be Happy! | |
| January 22 |
The Three Conceptualizations of Communication, Society and Technology Current Issues in Telecommunications Policy |
Napoli, Chap 2
Pool, The Shadow Darkens Chapter 1, Technologies of Freedom |
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| January 29 |
The Founding Principles of
Telecommunications Regulation
in U.S. and Canada Current Issues in Telecommunications Policy |
Wilson, Chaps 1-3 | |
| February 5 | Case Study:
Broadcasting in the 1930s Current Issues in Telecommunications Policy Research Paper Topic Due |
McChesney, Telecommunications, Mass Media & Democracy | |
| February 12 |
Public Interest and the Marketplace Current Issues in Telecommunications Policy | Napoli, Chaps 4-7 | |
| February 19 | Universal Service and Localism US Telecommunications Policy Making Current Issues in Telecommunications Policy |
Napoli, Chaps 8-12 | |
| February 26 |
Current Issues in Telecommunications Policy Graduate Team Meetings with Instructor | No readings | |
| March 5 |
Telecommunications Deregulation in U.S. and Canada Current Issues in Telecommunications Policy Preliminary Bibliography and Outline Due |
Wilson, Chaps 4-8
The Politics of Policy | |
| March 12 | Spring Break | ||
| March 19 |
Policy Team Meetings
Graduate Team Meetings |
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| March 26 | Policy Team Meetings with Instructor | ||
| April 2 | Policy Team Meetings | ||
| April 9 | Media, Democracy, and Public Policy | "Media and Democracy" by D. Kellner. The reading assignment will set the tone for our discussion that night. More specifically, readers should pay special attention to the bottom of page 8 (paragraph beginning "During the Gulf War of 1991...) through the top of page 11 (before the heading "The Media in the Clinton Era and the 2000 Election"). These pages apply directly to our intended discussion. | |
| April 16 | Globalism,
Economics,
and Public Policy | TBA | |
| April 23 | Technology
and Public Policy
First Draft of Paper Due | TBA | |
| April 30 |
Policy Team Presentations
Research Paper Due | ||
| May 7 6:15-8:15 p.m. |
Final Exams Due Policy Group Presentations (if necessary) |
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