Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Screen School
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
5045JOURN-JAN-MTP
Aims
To offer an understanding of the historical and international context of the UK journalism industry.
To build knowledge of the main theoretical concepts that underpin academic thinking about journalism.
To develop awareness of key debates and perspectives relating to journalism and its role in society.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Appraise contemporary issues relating to journalism and its role in a diverse modern society.
2.
Examine the importance of historical developments in the formation of modern journalism.
3.
Apply knowledge of key journalism theories to discussion of contemporary journalism.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Students will gain knowledge of key contemporary issues within the journalism industry and explore questions about the media’s role in a modern, democratic society. This will include questions of diversity and inclusion such as changing attitudes towards the representation of different demographic groups and questions of inclusion within the media workforce. The module will include an examination of the international context of UK journalism and consideration of issues around decolonising journalism, for example questions of stereotyping in reporting of the developing world, and questions of universal news values. Students will develop an understanding of the ways in which the historical development of journalism continues to shape and influence the modern industry (for example through regulation, ownership, economic and technological factors). They will be introduced to the major theoretical ideas that have influenced thinking about journalism and the key debates about its purpose and impact. Students will learn to apply these theories and ideas to real-world contexts, analysing the forces that continue to shape journalism and debating the validity of competing narratives about the industry.
Module Overview:
You will gain knowledge of key contemporary issues within the journalism industry and explore questions about the media's role in a modern, democratic society. This will include questions of diversity and inclusion such as changing attitudes towards the representation of different demographic groups and questions of inclusion within the media workforce. The module will include an examination of the international context of UK journalism and consideration of issues around decolonising journalism, for example questions of stereotyping in reporting of the developing world, and questions of universal news values. Students will develop an understanding of the ways in which the historical development of journalism continues to shape and influence the modern industry (for example through regulation, ownership, economic and technological factors).
You will gain knowledge of key contemporary issues within the journalism industry and explore questions about the media's role in a modern, democratic society. This will include questions of diversity and inclusion such as changing attitudes towards the representation of different demographic groups and questions of inclusion within the media workforce. The module will include an examination of the international context of UK journalism and consideration of issues around decolonising journalism, for example questions of stereotyping in reporting of the developing world, and questions of universal news values. Students will develop an understanding of the ways in which the historical development of journalism continues to shape and influence the modern industry (for example through regulation, ownership, economic and technological factors).
Additional Information:This module will equip students to undertake a dissertation or the reflective essay element of a Final Project at Level 6.