| CODE | MCS5410 | |||||||||||||||
| TITLE | International Journalism | |||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Media and Communications | |||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Lectures; Assessment will include midterm and final examinations, and a final paper. By the end of the unit, students should understand how the role and practices of journalism vary around the world, understand how technology is changing international news gathering practices, and be able to cover international news stories capably. The unit is practically oriented, with students being asked to write within contexts created by divergegent media output methods practised in different countries in the world. This will help students learn how to publish content across multiple media and makes it easier for them to understand the different permutations of the market in journalism publishing. Study-Unit Aims: To equip students with an understanding of how journalism practices vary internationally, acquaint them with international press theory, and enable them to cover international news stories. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - explain the differences between national news and international news; - explain how technology is changing international news gathering practices; - recount the basic history of foreign correspondence; - explain the components of press freedom rankings; - argue a side in the debate over the New World Communication Order; - explain how international press theory has evolved. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify the press system within which journalism operates in different countries around the world; - chronicle the preparations required to cover international news; - utilise the latest technology of international news gathering. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Kevin Williams, International Journalism. London: Sage, 2011. - Daniel C. Hallin and Paolo Mancini, Comparing Media Systems: Three Models of Media and Politics. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Supplementary Readings: - William A. Hachten and James F. Scotton, The World News Prism: Digital, Social and Interactive 9th ed. London: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015. - Claes de Vreese, Frank Esser, and David Nicolas Hopmann, Eds., Comparing Political Journalism. London: Routledge, 2016. - Paschal Preston, Making the News: Journalism and News Cultures in Europe. London: Routledge, 2009. - David H. Weaver and Lars Willnat, Eds., The Global Journalist in the 21st Century 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2013. - Angela Romano, Ed., Journalism and Democracy: Civic Engagement Models from Around the World. London: Routledge, 2010. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Carmen Sammut |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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