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Intro to Media and policy J3 2003
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Coming up in this lecture

• Course requirements
• Course outcomes
• Course outline
• Policy issues for research project
• Summing up

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Coming up
     

• Requirements
• Outcomes

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Summary
     

• External and internal environments of media and
  journalism

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Requirements
     

• Attendance reading
• Research
• presentation,
• report
• Examination

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Course outcomes 1
     

• Define policy in terms of perspectives,
• Describe medias role in making policy,
• Summarise key issues in SA media policy,

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Course outcomes 2
     

• Outline key editorial policies for newspapers,
• Conduct basic research into a policy issue for
  Grocotts Mail,
• Present report on research

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Course outline
     

• Intro What is policy?
• Grocotts policy issues
• Media role in policy
• Research techniques

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Course outline
     

• Rationales for regulation
• SA policy landscape
• SABCs policy consultation
• Presentations
• Public meeting

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Policy for Grocotts on
     

• Free coverage for good causes
• Free tickets, trips and gifts
• Digital manipulation of pix
• Plagiarism
• Reporting race, gender, sexuality
• Sexual abuse

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Policy for Grocotts on
     

• HIV and AIDS
• Suicides
• Advance copy reqs
• Source diversity
• Accuracy corrections
• Fairness balance

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Policy for Grocotts on
     

• Covering schools
• Covering religion
• Covering the environment
• Covering politics (including provincial and
  local)
• Covering gown vs town

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Policy for Grocotts on
     

• Advertising standards
• Editorial independence from the board
• Editorial independence from advertisers
• Local versus wider content

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Summing up
     

• Course covers
• Internal and external policy environments
• Grocotts project
• Presentations and reports
• Youll enjoy it!