Media and Politics

Course Description:

This course designed as Multi - Disciplinary Course (MDC) for Undergraduate students. It helps to understand and evaluate the role of media in contemporary society. The students from any discipline can choose this course and it provides a basic understanding on the concept of media, different types of media and its role in politics. It also portrays the role of media in political communication and how media influences to mould public opinion and policymaking. Students will study the historical development of media, the structure and functioning of media institutions, and the impact of media in democracy and governance. It deals the role of state to control and regulate the media likewise it assesses the significance of right to freedom and right to privacy in the contemporary scenario. It critically evaluates the media landscape and its role for creating and extracting political contestations. The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the media's role in shaping political discourses and governance structures.

Course Outcomes:

1 To understand and define the concept of media and its interconnection with the everyday life of citizens.

2. The course analyses the significance of political communication in a democratic polity and give an overview on different types of media for political communication such as print, visual and digital media.

3. Describes the cooperative and conflictual relation with state and media with a historical outlook and evaluate the regulative mechanisms of state to control the media and importance of right to freedom.

4. Evaluate the critical role played by the media in political contestations and impact of new media in making political movement and political leadership.

5. This multi-disciplinary course helps to critically understand and evaluate the diverse relationship between media and politics for all students