Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Coursework Only The project may be retaken later in the academic year on the agreement of the lecturer |
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Description This module will examine how international news is gathered and dispersed via the global information flow. It will explore how stories enter the news chain from the macro world of international news agencies through to those gathered by local reporters and citizen journalists and sent out via social media. How are these news stories selected, assigned value and then distributed? This module will explore large media companies such as Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse to see what purpose news agencies serve in a changing digital media landscape. We will also study broadcasters such as RTE, the BBC, Al-Jazeera, CNN, and CNTV, and legacy media operations such as The New York Times, The Irish Times, The Guardian, The Daily Mail and assorted European and international media companies. And finally, this module will explore the world of foreign correspondents, local journalists and the issues, lenses and language favoured by reporters in international contexts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. In this assignment students will understand how international news flows operate around the globe. They will use this knowledge to examine coverage of news in the paid and public spheres. 2. In this third assignment students will apply what they have learned by creating a project or podcast to demonstrate their understanding of international news coverage 3. In class presentation - in this assignment students will show what they intend to study for their project. Feedback will be given in class 4. Weekly class participation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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| Week 1 History of early news flows; International news agencies Week 2 International and national news agencies today Week 3 The Times, The Irish Times, The New York Times Week 4 Public service broadcasting vs commercial broadcasting coverage Week 5 International news deserts. Fixers, stringers and local reporters Week 6 Social media, citizen journalism and activism READING WEEK Week 7 Advocacy Journalism & NGOs Week 8 Governments and soft power Week 9 Student presentations Week 10 A day in the life of a foreign correspondent Week 11 Natural disasters versus longer-term crises Week 12 Working on the final assignment/consultations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||