University of Galway

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Semester 2 | Credits: 10

This module explores the contemporary international news system. It will examine central news producers and the political and financial forces that shape news content. Issues such as globalization and the digital revolution - and how these are changing traditional news practices - will be assessed. The module will explore the the extent to which international news today is ‘western dominated’; and whether or not new outlets and journalists, such as Al Jazeera, are democratising news flows.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes
  1. Assess international newsgathering in a historical context
  2. Evaluate the political, economic, social and cultural factors that affect what international news is gathered and published
  3. Appraise the key aspects (ethical, academic and political) relating to international news and the reporting of it
  4. Evaluate critically accounts of international news and international newsgathering
  5. Develop a reflective and critical approach to the study of international news and international news gathering
Assessments
  • Continuous Assessment (80%)
  • Oral, Audio Visual or Practical Assessment (20%)
Teachers
Reading List
  1. "Pity the Nation" by Robert Fisk
    ISBN: 9780192801302.
    Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  2. "The Global Journalist" by Philip M. Seib
    ISBN: 9780742511026.
    Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  3. "Al-jazeera" by Mohammed El-nawawy,Muhammad al-Nawawi,Adel Iskandar,Adel Iskandar Farag,Adjunct Instructor of Communication Culture and Technology Adel Iskandar
    ISBN: 9780813340173.
    Publisher: Westview Press
  4. "A Year at the Circus" by Jon Sopel
    ISBN: 9781785944376.
    Publisher: BBC Books
  5. "Are Foreign Correspondents Redundant?" by Richard Sambrook
    ISBN: 9781907384004.
    Publisher: Study of Journalism University of Oxford
  6. "Reporting Conflict" by James Rodgers
    ISBN: 9780230274464.
    Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
The above information outlines module DJ6138: "Being A Foreign Correspondent" and is valid from 2022 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.