JRNL3085-A Interaction Sports, Pol, Media (Fall 2019)
Course Details
Section will be taught totally online with no scheduled class meetings. Students must arrange for daily access to a computer and the Internet prior to the start of classes. Robert Morris labs are to be used only as a backup in special situations and may not be relied upon for extended periods of time. In addition to the Internet link, online classes have a large emphasis on email. All messages from the instructor and other information regarding online classes, including user ids, passwords, and login instructions will be sent to your Robert Morris University email account. Visit http://rmu.blackboard.com/ for more information.
Session, Dates: 1 (08/26/2019 - 12/13/2019)
Days: ONLINE
Time: -
Location: Internet/Online
Room:
Seats Available: 9 Seats
Credits: 3
Course Description
The Interaction of Politics, Sports and the Media challenges students to grasp how powerful forces - political, business, athletic and journalistic - often come together (or work with differing aims) for a perceived important local, national or international sports event. Using case studies, readings, research and class discussions, this course explores issues such as political interference in the Olympic Games, business support for local stadium construction projects, the business/commercial pressures on major sports events, and how the media report these events. This course demands that students see sports as more than mere games in which a winner or loser is identified. Instead, over the next 15 weeks students must grasp that the interplay of politics, sports, business and media interests can work together or collide with each other when important events are taking place.
Prerequisites: JRNL2015 and 60 credits
Prerequisites: JRNL2015 and 60 credits
Course Materials
About the Instructor(s)
Anthony J. Moretti, Ph.D.
moretti@rmu.edu
412-397-6467 phone
412-397-6468 fax
Wheatley Center 312
Profile
Department Head, Communication and Organizational Leadership
Communication and Organizational Leadership
Coordinator, Washington Center Internship and Seminar Program
Office of the Provost
Associate Professor of Communication
Communication and Organizational Leadership
moretti@rmu.edu
412-397-6467 phone
412-397-6468 fax
Wheatley Center 312
Profile