Global Media Issues Policy

AY2020/2021 Semester 1

This advanced media law and policy class focuses on how nations and their media deal with populist, nationalist and right-wing movements in the US, Asia, and Europe. Successes of Donald Trump, the alt-right, Rodrigo Duterte and Brexit are among case studies. The class examines (a) how social media platforms address racially charged expression and fake news; (b) government monitoring of individual activity (like chats and attending rallies); (c) media coverage of extremism; and (d) Singapore's measures to prevent extremism.