This course will enable the students to understand the development of various news agencies and international institutions related to communication and the concept of popular media and embedded journalism. Students will also develop the understand various discourses of globalization.
Media and international communication: Communication Debates: NWICO, McBride Commission and UNESCO, The advent of popular media- a brief overview
Media and super power rivalry:
Unequal development and Third World concerns: North-South, Rich – Poor, CNN and Al Jazeera.
Global Conflict and Global Media
Rise of embedded Journalism.
Media and Cultural Globalization
Cultural homogenization Cultural Imperialism, Media hegemony and
Global cultures
Discourses of Globalization: barrier–free economy, multinationals,
Technological developments, digital divide
Media conglomerates and monopolies in India.