Class Media Systems

The course on Media Systems focuses on the political economy of the media from a mostly comparative perspective. In the area of industry, it seeks to offer an understanding of the dimensions of the market and its evolution, as well as in the way it interacts with technology, in a historical way. In terms of the State's relationship with this industry, it deepens concepts of intervention, regulation, public policies and public media service. The course problematizes the media as a fundamental sector of the economy and social life, in relation to society and culture, and particularly with professional cultures and cultural values.

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1. Media ecosystems 1.1. Historical evolution and professionalization 1.2. Technological impact 1.3. Media economy 2. Media, society and culture 2.1. Mediation and mediatization 2.2. Media culture and media logics 2.3. Power relations and tensions in the media system 3. Media systems 3.1. Comparative perspective 3.2. Beyond the three models: critique of western ethnocentrism 4. Public policies of media 4.1. Historical evolution 4.2. Impacts on the operation of the media system 4.3. Public media service 5. Media regulation 5.1. Institutional model of national regulation 5.2. international context 6. Research in Media Systems 6.1. Methodologies 6.2. Research design

Methodologies to support teaching-learning include lectures, discussions, research exercises.

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