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98 Week 28 Lecture: Internet, civil society and democracy Class Activity: Discussion on media as a tool for empowerment Required reading: The Rome Consensus: Communication for Development and its impact for journalism Week 29 Class Activity: Discussion on the international agenda for development journalism Writing Assignment: Students will write news story for an international medium on the international agreement for development communication. Required reading: Towards Knowledge Societies: the Unesco World Report Week 30 Class Activity: Discussion on the status of the Media and the Information Society in several countries. Writing Assignment: Students will write a news story on e-governance, economic growth or human rights in a chosen developing nation. Grading and assessment protocols Attendance: 20% Class assignments: 50% Final exam: 30% Comments The Master’s degree course would carry on in-depth studies regarding international news and development affairs and also work with interpretative reporting. It should include deeper information on the subject, in a way to help students decide if this could be an area to do their master’s dissertation. Contributed by Sonia Virginia Moreira, Associate Professor, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil Reporting and Writing/Tier 3: Specialized Journalism (Politics and Government) Level of course: Final year, bachelor’s degree Course description: This course is intended to provide a comprehensive approach to political reporting and writing, newsgathering, research techniques and event
99 coverage. Students will work at a practical level and will discuss players, processes, topics and policies that shape the political scenario. They will report on them in the field, wherever the story leads, producing a body of news and feature articles. They will also be encouraged to enhance critical analysis of political debates The course will review the most relevant aspects of political communication, citizen journalism, the role of the media in a democratic environment and public opinion as a target of political communication. It will also promote debates concerning the ownership of media, freedom of speech, censorship, regulations and restrictions on access to public information. Mode: Combination of lectures, seminars, workshops and individual assignments. Pedagogical approach or method: The course will encompass a mixture of conceptual and practical contents and activities. There will be conventional lectures by the instructor and practising journalists, along with seminars and workshops. In every seminar there will be some practicum on the issue of the day. Each student will be required to write four special reports to be described and discussed in weeks 8 (on a political institution or an interest group), 15 (on one of the main political, economic or social issues and policies discussed during the course), 21 (on a political party campaign or a candidate campaign) and 30 (on financing a political campaign). Numbers of hours per week: 4 hours (2 – lectures, 2 – seminar and workshop). Number of course weeks: Full year course: 30 weeks. Required and recommended texts (additional local bibliography is neccesary) For required texts, please see schedule of classes. • Jenkins, Henry, and Thorburn, David (eds.) (2003), Democracy and New Media, MIT Press. • Lavrakas, Paul, and Traugott, Michael (eds.) (2000), Election Polls, News Media and Democracy, Seven Bridges Press. • Raymond Kuhn, Erik Neveu (eds.) (2002), Political Journalism: New Challenges, New Practices, Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science. • McNair, Brian (2000), Journalism and Democracy An evaluation of the political public sphere, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. • Yantek, Thom, and Harper, Joe (2003), Media, Profit, and Politics: Competing Priorities in an Open Society, Kent State University Press. • Curran, James and Gurevitch, Michael (2000), Mass Media and Society, Oxford University Press.
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