Lehrende/r: Prof. Dr. David Arant
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan: Reporting War
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Credits: 6,0
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: 5 | 15
Inhalt: With the onset of USA's ongoing war on terror in 2001, war reporting has taken on added importance. Many nations, among them Germany, joined the USA in its war on terror and still have troops in Afghanistan. Vital to a nation’s decision to wage war is an informed people. This seminar examines the role of the press in the war on terror and other recent conflicts and its relationship to the military and government. The goals of the course are to: (1) familiarize students with the historical background of how war has been reported; (2) explore the formation of public opinion and consensus in making the decision to go to war; (3) examine the character and quality of information reported in time of war; (4) explore the evolution of the press/military/government relationship and government policies on press coverage of war; (5) examine how emerging communication technologies have changed war reporting and publishing, including the role of bloggers and citizen journalists employing web and social media; and (6) compare the war reporting of different nations, in particular USA and Germany. This course will be taught in English for the students in the Journalism Program at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. We plan for war correspondents to visit our class. During the three weeks the class meets in May, students will write two short papers and make a presentation during the last class session. Then students will complete and submit a 15-page semester paper by July 15, 2011.
