ALJ721 - Global Journalism

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Gabi Mocatta
Cohort rule:Nil
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week (recordings available)

Content

What makes some news stories inherently global? How does news circulate across national borders? What does a foreign correspondent do? In this unit you will learn about global news flows and how the world's big issues are covered by international news organisations. You will examine global news ecologies and the impact social, political, economic, and technological factors have on the reporting and distribution of international news. You will explore themes in international news coverage such as health, environment, and conflict. Your study in this unit will equip you to be a globally savvy news consumer and analyst with a rich understanding of how transnational news narratives play out.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Analyse trends in global news production and practice, evaluating the social, economic, political, and technological influences on international news coverage

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Critically analyse the roles and responsibilities of journalists in the globalised media ecology

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Identify and investigate globally significant events and issues in news reporting across national borders

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Critically analyse how globally significant events and issues are covered by news organisations in different countries

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Essay on foreign correspondence 2000 words 40% Week 6
Assessment 2 - Analysis of global news coverage 3000 words 60% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via ALJ721
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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