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Klein College of Media and Communication

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Political Communication

The way that citizens receive information about and think about political information is changing rapidly. 

Research in this area examines communication relating to politics and political discourse, and the effects of communication within political systems. It explores issues of ideology and power, and how citizens receive, understand, and react to political information and political campaigns, both domestically and internationally.

recent research by our faculty has addressed:

  • How the media influences political opinions, attitudes, and behaviors
  • The melding of news and entertainment
  • Political and public discourse and deliberation
  • The role of emergent media in shaping political attitudes, opinions, and behaviors

Faculty

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  • Geoff Baym

    Geoffrey Baym

    • Lew Klein College of Media and Communication

      • Media Studies and Production

        • Professor

      • Media and Communication

        • Program Director

  • Bruce Hardy

    Bruce W. Hardy

    • Lew Klein College of Media and Communication

      • Communication and Social Influence

        • Associate Professor

      • Media and Communication

  • LaMarre

    Heather LaMarre

    • Lew Klein College of Media and Communication

      • Communication and Social Influence

        • Associate Professor

        • Chair

  • David Mindich

    David T.Z. Mindich

    • Lew Klein College of Media and Communication

      • Journalism

        • Professor

      • Media and Communication

Courses

Students who have an interest in political communication are encouraged to enroll in the following courses.
 

  • Communication and social influence
  • Communication institutions
  • Content analysis
  • Historical methods
  • Political communication
  • Psychological processes and media effects
  • Social media scraping and computational textual analysis
  • Survey design