Journalism and Political Process (8127.4)
Level: | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 1 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Arts and Design |
Discipline: | Discipline of Communication and Media |
CLOSED FOR FUTURE ENROLMENT.
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- Semester 2, 2018, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (178616) - View
- Semester 2, 2017, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (165048) - View
- UC Term 1, 2017, ON-CAMPUS, LIFE (163376) - View
- Semester 2, 2016, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (160866) - View
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Syllabus
The unit investigates public understandings of politics and political processes as mediated information by exploring the role of contemporary journalism in shaping political knowledge in selected democracies, including the USA, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India and Japan. Topics include journalistic routines and values, newsroom cultures, news gathering and election campaigning, journalists and political elites, news and political parties, political movements, mediated popular culture and politics, and the role of emerging media technologies. Theories of political communication relating to the institutions and practice of journalism are explored: process approaches; diffusion of information; agenda-setting; news framing and priming; critical theory; and constructionist approaches. Students begin a study of the role of globalization by examining selected case studies of news coverage of supranational institutions.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Have acquired an understanding of the main elements of studies of journalism, news and political process; gained insight into the role of contemporary journalism in the political processes of international agencies and bodies, and in the political processes of selected nation states; and
2. Have further developed their understanding of the main theoretical approaches to political communication research; gained introductory analytical skills necessary to analyse published political communication research in books, journals and government publications.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
3 hours per week.
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Assumed Knowledge
None
Incompatible Units
None
Equivalent Units
None
Referenced Courses
- 429AB Bachelor of Arts
- 986AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 987AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Journalism
- 988AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 989AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Public Relations
- 126JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 221JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 222JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 223JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 224JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 369JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Journalism
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 125JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 216JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 217JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 218JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 219JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
- 802AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Management
- 804AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- 230JA Bachelor of Australian Politics & Public Policy/Bachelor of Communication in Media & Public Affairs
- 229JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 231JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 232JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 234JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 233JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 980AA Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 127JA Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies/Bachelor of Laws
- 211JA Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 225JA Bachelor of Communication in Advertising/Bachelor of Laws
- 212JA Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 226JA Bachelor of Communication in Journalism/Bachelor of Laws
- 213JA Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 227JA Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs/Bachelor of Laws
- 214JA Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 291JA Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 228JA Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations/Bachelor of Laws
- 111JA Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Arts
- 220JA Bachelor of Graphic Design/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 320JA Bachelor of Journalism
- 128JA Bachelor of Management/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 235JA Bachelor of Marketing Management/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 237JA Bachelor of Politics & International Relations/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 236JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 242JA Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism