Магистратура
2021/2022
Философия медиакоммуникаций
Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Журналистика данных)
Направление:
42.04.02. Журналистика
Кто читает:
Институт медиа
Где читается:
Факультет креативных индустрий
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Прогр. обучения:
Журналистика данных
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is aimed at developing the “media mindset” and understanding of the role of mass media in information society, its roles and functions, the influence of media on social change and the changing nature of mass media in the technological society. During the course we’ll trace the history of philosophy on the social contract, identify infamous examples of where that contract is broken, and famous examples of where it is achieved. We will look into the development of journalism, its institutionalisation throughout the 20th century, its relationship to power, and more latterly the role of journalism in the modern media environment and the global mass media landscape. Through these lectures we will identify a code of ethics that can inform students as they take first steps into journalism, by having recourse to internationally recognized codes of ethics of media and journalists, the philosophical premises of modern media communications, their value and threat to communities, evolving media presence and consumption.
Learning Objectives
- The students will develop understanding of the complex and sophisticated nature of media and journalism in the digital age, the problematic structure of social contract in both political and philosophical planes, the critical assessment of the Fourth Estate concept, the dynamic and heterogeneous nature of contemporary mass media fields.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- able to critically assess ethical issues of media in the age of information
- able to critically assess he contradiction at the heart of the idea of the Fourth Estate
- able to critically assess the phenomenon of mass media and mass communication
- be able to critically assess problems and contradictions in media models
Course Contents
- Intro lecture - a philosophy of media - journalism, information and the social contract
- Fit to print - the printing press London Amsterdam Paris
- The Fourth Estate - journalism’s cause celebre
- Breaking News - Renaissance journalism
- The first casualty - a rotten history of war reporting
- Who calls the tune? Media ownership from states & oligarchs to communities and parties
- Journalism & democracy - The social contract at breaking point?
- Models of journalism - elite, participatory, deliberative
- The myth of the Fourth Estate
- Verifying information in the digital era
- Framing building and deconstructing mass media narratives
- Critically assessing war reporting
- Elites and journalism - institutions and influence
- Social contracts and social media
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 1st module0.15 * Attendance + 0.25 * Workshop exercises + 0.6 * Writing assignment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Anand, V. E., & Jayanthi, K. (2018). A Handbook of Journalism : Media in the Information Age. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1739149
- Eide, M., Sjøvaag, H., & Larsne, L. O. (2016). Journalism Re-examined:Digital Challenges and Professional Reorientations : Digital Challenges and Professional Reorientations. Bristol: Intellect. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1406720
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- BENNETT, W. L. (2003). The Burglar Alarm That Just Keeps Ringing: A Response to Zaller. Political Communication, 20(2), 131. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584600390211145
- Herbert J. Gans. (2003). Democracy and the News. Oxford University Press.
- Hernandez, R. K., & Rue, J. (2016). The Principles of Multimedia Journalism : Packaging Digital News. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1018396
- Tom Mills. (2016). The BBC : Myth of a Public Service. Verso.