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 Journalism and Politics

This module critically examines contemporary trends in British mainstream and alternative media - from print and radio to television and online. Key issues to be explored include the social construction of news values, freedom of speech, globalisation of the news industry, the culture of journalism, the impact of postmodernism, the 'tabloidisation' of political and current affairs journalism, the ethics of war reporting, gender, the impact of new technologies, and satire. (Prerequisite: The Press in Britain).

30 credits at Level 5

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Please note that this module has pre-requisites. Select the module and start enrolment to find out if you satisfy the requirements.
This class has limited availability.
Thu 9 Jan 2014, 6pm-9pm
11 meetings
Central London