Model curricula for journalism education for developing countries ...

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Week 15
Class Activity: Discussion on journalism laws and press freedom in different
countries.
Writing Assignment: Students will choose a country to write a news story on press
freedom.
Week 16
Lecture: The development theory. Historical approaches of studies on national
development.
Class Activity: Discussion on the concept of national development
Required reading: Research at the Unesco Institute for Statistics website for the
Institute’s most recent global literacy statistics.
Week 17
Guest lecturer: Professor of international relations to present main development
topics.
Writing Assignment: Students will write a 45 lines’ news story on their country’s
literacy situation compared to another country from a list indicated by the instructor.
Required reading: Potter’s (2005) – chapters chosen by instructors
Week 18
Lecture: Media organizations and the international coverage of development issues
Class Activity: Discussion on media literacy and/or media influence on the audience.
Reporting / writing Assignment: Students will develop a news story on the influence
of mass media in at least 2 countries from a list indicated by the instructor.
Required reading: Naji’s (2006) report on citizens and media.
Week 19
Lecture: The status of the mass media in developing nations; newspaper readership,
radio and television audiences.
Class Activity: Development journalism versus mass media in developing countries
Reporting / writing Assignment: Research in the websites of The World Bank and
of the United Nations Development Program to identify sources for news stories on
development.
Week 20
Class Activity: Development issues: how journalists may cover environment and
health issues.
External Activity: Visit a local NGO (or a local embassy or consulate) which develops
projects related to environmental issues.
Required reading: Research in the website of Independent Media Center