Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
7503IST-JAN-PAR
Aims
1. Gain knowledge and understanding of the cultural, political and economic influences on news-orientated media in a variety of countries.
2. Analyse and evaluate how these influences shape the media reporting of major events in different countries.
3. Analyse and evaluate how social media is impacting on international news reporting.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Compare and contrast the nature and operation of the media in a variety of
countries in the world.
2.
Critically examine how news reporting in various parts of the world is shaped by
their different cultural, political and economic contexts and media environments.
3.
Apply the main news theories to the analysis of media reporting of selected events
in a range of countries;
4.
Critically evaluate the impact of technological change and social media on
international news reporting.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Diversity in the political and economic systems in the world and it's impact on news media; media environment, press freedom and international news reporting; media framing in reporting global news; different global audiences and perspectives in news reporting; global news flows and news agencies; culture, identity and the globalised media; challenges of technological change and social media; the rise of smartphone journalism in international news reporting; sports news in a global context; trauma reporting in an international context.
Additional Information:This module enables students to gain a critical and in-depth understanding of the nature and operation of the media in an international context. It allows the comparison of media in different cultures, and the political and economic contexts in
which the media operates in apparently very different societies.