WEEK 1 – January 12th

Topic: local & regional media, public media

Reading: Yesterday’s news – chapters 7-9

Journal #1 due

Discussion questions due

WEEK 2 – January 19th

Topic: alternative media

Reading: Yesterday’s news – chapters 10-12

Media monitoring assignment part 3 due

Discussion questions due

WEEK 3 – January 26th

Topic: Social class & media

Reading: No nonsense – chapter 6

Research project part 5 due

Journal #2 assigned

Discussion questions due

WEEK 4 – February 2nd

Topic: Labour & Media

Readings: TBA

Journal #2 due

Journal #3 assigned

Discussion questions due

WEEK 5 – February 9th

Topic: Gender & sexuality & media

Readings: TBA

Journal #3 due

Discussion questions due

WEEK 6 – February 16th

Topic: Crime/Violence & media

Readings: TBA

Journal #4 assigned.

Research project part 6 due

WEEK 7 – February 23rd - No classes

WEEK 8 – March 2nd

Topic: Indigenous people & media

Reading: articles to be supplied

Journal #4 due.

Journal #5 assigned

Discussion questions due

WEEK 9 – March 9th

Topic: Race & Ethnicity & media cont’d

Reading: Yesterday’s news – chapters 6

Journal #5 due

Journal #6 assigned – racism and you

Discussion questions due

WEEK 10 – March 16th

Topic: Age (youth, elderly, disability) and media

Journal #6 due

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WEEK 11 – March 23rd

Project presentations

WEEK 12 – March 30th

Project presentations

WEEK 13 – April 6^th – LAST CLASS

Project presentations

Research project due – NO EXTENSIONS

Evaluation & wrap up