Addresses important, current debates in media with in-depth discussion of popular perceptions and policy implications. Students analyze texts emanating from these debates from multiple perspectives, and discuss and present their findings in verbal and written form. Explores emerging topics - e.g., piracy and IP regimes, net neutrality, media effects, social media and social change, and changing literacies - across media and from historical, transcultural and multiple methodological perspectives. Examines the framing of these issues, their ethical and policy implications, and strategies for repositioning the debate.