Component

MA Public Opinion and Political Behaviour
BA Multimedia Journalism options

Year 2, Component 05

LT242-5-AU and/or LT218-5-AU and/or LT258-5-SP and/or LT230-5-SU
LT218-5-AU
Black Lives Represented: Writing, Art, Politics and Society
(15 CREDITS)
LT230-5-SU
Newspaper Production Project
(15 CREDITS)

This is an optional module, which offers the opportunity to work collaboratively to conceive, create, design and publish a newspaper supplement which will be distributed with the Colchester Gazette. It is a great opportunity to put into practice the skills you have learned, to work in different parts of the newspaper production process, and to see your work – and your name – in print.

LT242-5-AU
International Journalism and News Reporting
(15 CREDITS)

This module introduces you to the theory and practice of journalism in a global context, and current important debates in media and communication. It aims to complement the practical skills you have developed in producing for multiple media platforms. The module addresses contemporary trends at the heart of global journalism and ensuing critical questions, by exploring journalistic practices and their meaning in different political, regulatory and cultural contexts. It aims to expand your horizons to assess critical questions going beyond the simple production of a news story. We will explore topical and timely issues such as globalisation, mediatization and mediation, framing conflicts, international politics, propaganda, democracy, and populism, among other important topics.

LT258-5-SP
Photography for Journalists
(15 CREDITS)

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