printer friendly pageCOMM 1A: Mass Media, Society, and Democracy (COMM 211)
(Graduate students register for
COMM 211.) Open to non-majors. This course examines the role of the news media in contemporary society, with particular attention to cross-national variation in the relationships between journalists, politicians, and citizens. We further consider the potentially transforming effects of technology on the media-politics nexus.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
COMM 104W: Reporting, Writing, and Understanding the News
Techniques of news reporting and writing. The value and role of news in democratic societies. Gateway class to journalism. Prerequisite for all
COMM 177/277 classes. Limited enrollment. Preference to COMM majors.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Phillips, C. (PI)
;
Zacharia, J. (PI)
COMM 120W: Digital Media in Society (AMSTUD 120, COMM 220)
Contemporary debates concerning the social and cultural impact of digital media. Topics include the historical origins of digital media, cultural contexts of their development and use, and influence of digital media on conceptions of self, community, and state. Priority to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. To request a permission number, please email blazzari@stanford.edu. Include your student ID, major, and year.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
COMM 122: Content Analysis: Studying Communication Artifacts (COMM 222)
An empirical and systematic investigation of documented messages in print, graphical, and audio-visual forms and observed human communication behaviors. Focuses on the design and execution of content analytic studies, including manifest vs. latent content, measurement issues, reliability and validity assessment, computer text analysis, and traditional human-coder techniques. Prerequisite: junior, senior or grad standing;
COMM 106/206 or an equivalent course in basic social science research. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Voelker, D. (PI)
COMM 125: Perspectives on American Journalism (AMSTUD 125, COMM 225)
(Graduate students register for
COMM 225.) An examination of the practice of American journalism, focusing on the political, social, cultural, economic and technological forces that have shaped the U. S. press since the early 1800s. Aimed at consumers as well as producers of news, the objective of this course is to provide a framework and vocabulary for judging the value and quality of everyday journalism.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Glasser, T. (PI)
COMM 157: Information Control in Authoritarian Regimes (COMM 257)
Does information help autocrats and dictators stay in power? Or does information help topple authoritarian regimes? This course will examine how authoritarian regimes try to control information through surveillance, propaganda, and censorship, what influences the effectiveness of these information control measures, and how changes in technology (Internet, social media, mobile) affect the dynamics of information control.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Pan, J. (PI)
;
Katsanevas, A. (TA)
COMM 195: Honors Thesis
Qualifies students to conduct communication research. Student must apply for department honors thesis program during Spring Quarter of junior year.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 5
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
Instructors:
Bailenson, J. (PI)
;
Fishkin, J. (PI)
;
Glasser, T. (PI)
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Instructors:
Bailenson, J. (PI)
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Fishkin, J. (PI)
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Glasser, T. (PI)
;
Hamilton, J. (PI)
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Hancock, J. (PI)
;
Iyengar, S. (PI)
;
Krosnick, J. (PI)
;
Pan, J. (PI)
;
Reeves, B. (PI)
;
Turner, F. (PI)
COMM 199: Individual Work
For students with high academic standing. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Bailenson, J. (PI)
;
Fishkin, J. (PI)
;
Glasser, T. (PI)
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Instructors:
Bailenson, J. (PI)
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Fishkin, J. (PI)
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Glasser, T. (PI)
;
Grimes, A. (PI)
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Hamilton, J. (PI)
;
Hancock, J. (PI)
;
Iyengar, S. (PI)
;
Krosnick, J. (PI)
;
Migielicz, G. (PI)
;
Pan, J. (PI)
;
Phillips, C. (PI)
;
Pomerantz, G. (PI)
;
Reeves, B. (PI)
;
Rheingold, H. (PI)
;
Turner, F. (PI)
;
Voelker, D. (PI)
;
Wheaton, J. (PI)
COMM 211: Mass Media, Society, and Democracy (COMM 1A)
(Graduate students register for
COMM 211.) Open to non-majors. This course examines the role of the news media in contemporary society, with particular attention to cross-national variation in the relationships between journalists, politicians, and citizens. We further consider the potentially transforming effects of technology on the media-politics nexus.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Iyengar, S. (PI)
COMM 220: Digital Media in Society (AMSTUD 120, COMM 120W)
Contemporary debates concerning the social and cultural impact of digital media. Topics include the historical origins of digital media, cultural contexts of their development and use, and influence of digital media on conceptions of self, community, and state. Priority to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. To request a permission number, please email blazzari@stanford.edu. Include your student ID, major, and year.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Turner, F. (PI)
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