French 251 - THE FRENCH MEDIA, NOW & THEN

A broad overview of the different media and their histories in the French and Francophone world as well as an overview of French social, economic, political and cultural issues. Students acquire essential tools for media analysis: identifying political orientation, detecting bias, tracking controversies over time, putting quotes in context, and identifying missing voices in the narrative. Students can expect to read the leading newspapers every week and grapple with events as they happen. Prerequisite: 230 or permission of the instructor. A study of contemporary French social, economic, political and cultural issues through daily readings of  French magazines and newspapers online such as Le Monde, Le Figaro, Liberation, Le Nouvel Observateur'.

Topic: The French Press Online.