Readings

1. Denise Marie-Ordway. 2023. ‘Horse race’ coverage of elections: What to avoid and how to get it right.’ Oct 12, Journalist’s Resource.
2. Tim Lau. 2019. Citizens United explained. Dec 12, Brennan Center for Justice.
3. You’ll be doing some research in your groups, preparing for questions Friday on press coverage of post-election politics.

Lecture pages

• Media and politics (outline)
• Social problem?

Video

• from The Corporation: A ‘Legal Person’ (refer to Citizens United and the idea that corporations have the same rights as individual people)
• Politizane. 2012. Wealth inequality in America. Accessed on youtube. (in some ways, this week’s punch line)