Using the Mass Media as an Instructional Tool in a Public Affairs Course.

Fontaine, Sherry J.

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ERIC Number: EJ579960

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Using the Mass Media as an Instructional Tool in a Public Affairs Course.

Fontaine, Sherry J.

Journal of Public Affairs Education, v4 n4 p287-94 Oct 1998

Describes the use of a class project production of a radio program to help public-affairs students acquire insight into the influence of the media in disseminating public-policy issues in a comprehensive and balanced manner, and examines the media's role in public policy. Areas in which the project was effective and lessons learned from the experience are discussed. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Program Descriptions, Public Administration Education, Public Policy, Radio

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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