What role does public opinion play in politics and media?
What factors shape public opinion?
What are some of the problems of polling?
How does polling affect citizen public opinion of elected officials?
Describe the evolution and impact of media (TV, Social Media, etc).
What is the role and influence of elite media?
Describe the political impact of social media?
How does “horserace” coverage impact viewers of media?
Discuss the adversarial relationship between government and media. (IE Watergate, Vietnam War, 2003 Iraq War, Trump Administration & Fake News).