Course overview
The aim of this course is to extend and apply students' knowledge of theories and concepts of the processes and challenges that journalists, news organisations and audiences encounter in the current news media landscape. Students will explore concepts on how power moves through media organisations impacting the journalist and audiences, gaining an understanding of the political economy and editorial independence. They will develop an understanding of the connection between power structures and power relationships in journalistic organisations.
Students will be introduced to journalism as a ‘cultural practice' in relation to other cultural institutions which influence public opinion, and introduced to theories such as journalism as a ‘commodity' and ‘autonomous consciousness'. They will become familiar with practices relating to the reporting of indigenous affairs, an understanding how news is framed, the limited coverage of issues, and the limitations and constraints faced by journalists.
Course learning outcomes
- Critically engage in ideas, themes and concepts in journalism as a relational practice.
- Create journalistic texts that connect theory and practice using concepts and methods in practice-led and practice-based research.
- Apply critically reflexive concepts and methods to analyse journalistic narratives and practices, including their own, across different levels and spheres of influence.
- Identify unrecognised assumptions and interests in structures, circumstances and relations at micro, meso and macro levels, and journalism’s role in recognising and reporting them.
- Apply the principles of clear, grammatical written expression in accordance with the program’s style guide and academic writing and referencing requirements.
Availability
Class details
Online
Group 1
Class number 3088
Section 01OL
Size 500
Available 490
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