Model curricula for journalism education for developing countries ...

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http://www.rtnda.org/resources/hiddencamera/contents.html and Fritz (1999), pp.
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Week 12
Graphic images: How much is too much News judgment; diversity (including
racial and cultural identities); standards of taste; gender and sexual orientation;
stereotyping; children. Suggested reading: Ruby (1991).
Week 13
Ethics and cheque-book journalism: bribes, personal interests, survival of ethical
principles; pressure from competition; ethical decisions, scoops; increased
importance of business values; journalism as one part of profit-driven corporations;
priority of economic imperatives over ethical duties; boss versus journalist ethics;
cheque-book journalism. Black (2002).
Week 14
Journalism crisis and global issues: Citizen journalism and ethics; local, national
and international study cases. Examples of recent real ethical dilemmas: Read:
Sarkaria (1995); Waisbord (2000). Nordenstreng (1995); Vander Meiden (date).
Bonete Perales (1995).
Week 15
The future of Journalism ethics: Is there a future for journalism Journalism
as a serious source of news and democratic debate or just another source of
entertainment In a world of open digital new outlets, information overload and new
standards of journalism practice, is there still a future for ethics in journalism Read
Hargreaves (2003) pp 235- 267. Weaver(1998). Berger (2000) 81-99.
Grading and assessment protocols
Class participation and attendance - 30 percent
One mid-term exam - 20 percent
Essays - 30 percent. Each student will write four essays (two to three pages) on
topics that are related to the content of the class debates.
Final exam - 20 percent
Comments
For the Master’s degree level I would emphasize researching and debating local,
national and international study cases, assuming that the students had already
studied basic philosophical concepts at the bachelor’s level.
For the Master’s degree level I would recommend a more extensive reading of