Civic Communication and Media
CCM 343 Controversies in the Northwest Public Discourse (4)
Project based course in which student identify and analyze communication and media through which residents, activists, organizations and policy makers engage a controversy in the Pacific Northwest. Potential topics include immigration, health care, marriage equality, land use and tribal sovereignty. After conducting and presenting critical analyses of existing public discourse, students will develop, carry out and present projects that aim to improve public participation and discourse related to the selected controversy.