Trends in international journalism

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Trends in international journalism

• Jour3422 Jour4421

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Learning outcomes

• Providing a basic understanding of news media in
  relation to political power and democracy
• Understanding central issues facing international
  journalism
• Getting a deeper understanding of news values and
  the institutional framework of journalism in
  various parts of the world

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BA and MA

• BA-students (Jour3422) Take-home exam April 16
  to April 19
• MA-students (Jour4421) Term paper.

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Exam Jour 3422, spring 2006

• Media frames involve principles of selection,
  emphasis and presentation and influences our
  understanding and interpretation of news events.
  Sometimes there will also be framing contests and
  framing conflicts between different actors, both
  inside and outside, the media.
• Discuss framing contests from a more theoretical
  point of view and apply this approach in an
  analysis of either (1) The ongoing war in Iraq or
  2) The international debate about the Mohammed
  cartoons.
• The examination paper can be up to ten pages (a
  2300 characters without spaces). Not more than
  1/3 should be used to the introductory
  theoretical part.

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Writing a term paper

• 1) Introducing the reader to the topic. Make it
  clear and limited. Present your thesis and
  subtopics.
• 2-4 Restatements of the three supporting ideas
  presented in the first paragraph. Each of these
  is again supported by supporting sentences.
  Present your empirical evidence.
• 5 The summary paragraph the last chance to
  convince the reader of the validity of the
  information presented.

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Lectures

• MA and BA, 1.2 Global news, national news.
  Sigurd Allern
• MA, 8.2 Alternative models of journalism. Paolo
  Mancini. NB This lecture is arranged 14.15 -
  16.00, earlier than the normal time.
• MA/BA, 15.2 Comparing media systems. Paolo
  Mancini. NB this lecture is arranged at Fritt
  Ord
• MA/BA, 1/3 Journalism, media and power. The
  South African and Zimbabwian experience. Kristin
  Orgeret

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Lectures (2)

• MA/BA, 8.3 Journalism and war. Sigurd Allern
• MA/BA, 15.3 Blogs as news source and news
• MA/BA, 22.3 (To be decided later)
• MA, 29.3 EU in the news. Sigurd Allern
• MA, 12.4 Net journalism. Technological
  possibilities and markets constraints.

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Group seminars

• Jour 3422 (BA)
• Group 1. Tuesdays 08.15-10.00. Room 207.
• Group 2 Tuesdays 14.15-16.00. Room 207
• Dates 30.1, 6.2, 6.3, 13.3, 20.3, 27.3 and 10.4
• Jour 4421 (MA)
• Tuesdays, 10.15 12.00, Room 2007.
• Dates 30.1, 6.2, 13.2, 27.2, 6.3, 13.3, 20,3,
  27.3, 10, 4, 17/4, 24.4

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Common Curriculum

• Jamieson/Campell The interplay of influence. A
  basic, updated American style text book about
  news media, journalism and the different factors
  that shape the news. Chapter 6-8 is not part of
  the curriculum.
• Hallin Mancini Comparing media systems. A
  study of the three modern media systems in the
  west The North Atlantic/ Liberal Model, The
  North/Central European/Democratic Corporatist
  Model and the Mediterranean /polarized pluralist
  model.

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Common curriculum (2)

• Curran Park (eds) De-westernizing media
  studies. (Chapters 14, 15, 17 18 are not part
  of the curriculum). Articles about the important
  differences between different media systems and
  national news cultures.
• Allan Zelizer (eds) Reporting war. Journalism
  in wartime. Articles on Iraq, the war on
  terrorism, wars in Africa, the Balkans. Topics
  like censorship, military news management and
  embedded journalism.

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Group discussion, topic

• Independent journalism is an ideal for most news
  organizations around in the world. Discuss
  internal and external factors in different
  political/economic systems influencing the
  possibilities to realize this.