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News and Current Affairs - MAS203

This unit provides a critical analysis of news and current affairs across different media forms. Topics covered include: news values; narrative; the Fourth Estate; the doctrine of objectivity; the public sphere; tabloid media; and moral panics. An additional emphasis is on the roles of different media technologies in the global news environment and their possible uses in the future shaping of news and current affairs.

Credit Points: 3
When Offered:

D1 - Day; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde

Staff Contact(s): Dr John Scannell
Prerequisites:

12cp Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): MAS221
Unit Designation(s):
Unit Type:
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies

Faculty of Arts

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