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MDS-20042 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 15 May 2024

MDS-20042 - News in a Digital Age
Coordinator: Elizabeth Poole Tel: +44 1782 7 34968
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None


Barred Combinations

None


Description for 2024/25


Aims
This module introduces students to the theoretical debates about news production, particularly around the context of production, institutional and professional routines and practices, and how this impacts on content and audiences.

Intended Learning Outcomes

evaluate theoretical debates about, and critically reflect on, journalistic communications and practices: 1,2
research and write a journalistically ethical news item designed to inform, educate and persuade an audience using the media: 1
evaluate the impact of changing technologies on news production: 2
understand and analyse the broad contexts of journalism and news production, predominantly in the West (both economical, political, historical and social): 1,2

Study hours

10 hours lectures
10 hours seminars
2 hours tutorials
2 hours workshop
40 hours seminar, tutorial & workshop preparation
46 hours project preparation
40 hours essay preparation


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Project weighted 40%
News report
A short news item (press, broadcast news, blog etc) should be produced of approximately 1000-words.

2: Essay weighted 60%
Standard Essay
Standard, 2500-word essay based on a choice of pre- determined questions. Students will have to critically reflect on their news report in the essay and the essay questions will encourage this.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 15 May 2024