Overview

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Offerings

KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-INT-2020-2020
KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-INT-2022-2022
KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-INT-2021-2021
KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-INT-2018-2020
KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-INT-2022-2022

Enrolment rules

Nil.
Students who have successfully completed MCC240 Politics, Journalism and Society may not enrol in this unit for credit.

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.
Understand and explain the concept of the Fourth Estate within the political and societal context
2.
Explain and define the roles and responsibilities of journalists in the digital media environment
3.
Outline the challenges of specialised reporting across a range of subject areas

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:Understanding of media in the context of society and government; role of journalists in reporting business, environment, conflict and politics; discussion of contemporary case studies related to the learning outcomes.