COMM 174Entertainment and Politics
Communication · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Research in political communication often focuses on news coverage. Our ideas about world around us do not just come from news content, however—we are affected by wide range of entertainment media as well. Consideration of how changes in media technology have increasingly broken down division between news and entertainment. Review of work on impacts that entertainment-focused media—including television shows, movies, and music—have on political preferences.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
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