Media, power and democracy

JO124U

The course discusses media and journalism from an outside-perpspective, and adresses questions about mediated power, and the role and function of media in society

This course discusses the media and journalism from an outside-perspective. It entails questions as the role and function of media within democracy. vital concepts are media and power, democarcy, public debate, opinionmaking, freedom of speech, meda representation, media policy and how globalization affects the media. in addition, language are vital: all descriptions of reality are subject to the possibilities and constraints of language. The coruse will adress how all this concepts also is vital fro the practical journalistic professional exercise, and take into account how the mediated society is in constant change and development. Further, the course supply important preparation for the later work with the bachelor thesis,.

generell study competence

knowledge: The student.

' has basic knowledge about the role of media in public debate and opinionmaking

* has basic knowlegde about the mediated society, and the cultural, social and political role of media

* has basic knowledge about the possibilites and limitations of freedom of speech

* has basic knowledge about the impact of language and presentation

is able to refelect upon mediated problems and questions

* understand ethical challenges in the mediated praxis

Skills: The student

- can apply the professional knowledge in nalysis and dicussions of mediated issues and quesitions in a critical and independent way

- do take a critical and conscious stance towards the role as journalists

General competence: The student:

- is able to find, judge and refer to information and professional knowledge, and apply it to adress vital professional problems.

- can exchange views and experiences wity others within the profession

- can reflect upon journalistic professional work and the role and power of media from an outside-perspective.

none

Mandatory or optiona, dependent upon which programme

Full-time teaching, consisting of lectures, seminars, workshops, exercises, both individual and in groups

annual evaluation

mandatory participation in teaching (80 %), approved/not approved. counts 0/100 of grade. must be completed before exame

folder delivery: 6 works which will be described when the course starts. approved/not approved. counts 0/100 of grade. must be completed before exame

Home exame, individual, 3 days. grading A-F. counts 100/100

Pen, ruler, laptop, and up to 2 bilingual dictionaries.

Course language

Norwegian

Credits

Bodø

Responsible faculty

Faculty of Social Sciences

Course coordinator

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