Global Journalism

Course details Integral to our courses is the belief that people improve their professional practice by taking time out to reflect on and reassess what they currently do in the workplace and by sharing their real-life experiences with the other like-minded professionals. As a result each course is unique and geared to the experiences of the individuals that are participating, which may result in the course content altering slightly from course to course. This short course will examine topics such as: The globalisation process: its key drivers, stakeholders and impact The agenda of the 21st century: wars, conflicts, religious fundamentalism, energy, water, climate change, poverty, science and technological advances and controversies The global news flow: the function, impact and status of global news organisations in an increasingly deterritorialised media environment The working of international journalism: factors affecting foreign news production and dissemination and the rise of glocalised journalism Counter-hegemonic news flows – especially global citizen news networks – and the rise of new social movements, global issue politics and new identities Authoritarianism in the new media environment. Programme Specification Programme specifications provide definitive records of the University's taught degrees in line with Quality Assurance Agency requirements. Every taught course leading to a BU Award has a programme specification which describes its aims, structure, content and learning outcomes, plus the teaching, learning and assessment methods used. View the programme specification for Build Your Own MA (BYOMA) - Media Short Course Framework. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry. If you have been unable to locate the programme specification for the course you are interested in, it will be available as soon as the latest version is ready. Alternatively please contact us for assistance.