Overview

An indicative list of topics to be covered on this module is provided below:

• Free speech and mass communication
• Four theories of the press: media and politics in the 20th Century
• Global media systems
• The principles of Public Service Broadcasting
• Media Power and influence
• Media ownership
• Guarding public morals: questions of harm and offence
• The "Deregulation" of broadcasting
• Regulation and the internet
• Free speech in the age of YouTube

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -Threshold: D- to D+Submitted work is adequate and shows an acceptable level of competence as follows: - Generally accurate but with omissions and errors. - Assertions are made without clear supporting evidence or reasoning. - Has structure but is lacking in clarity and therefore relies on the reader to make links and assumptions. - Draws on a relatively narrow range of material. -good -Good: C- to B+Submitted work is competent throughout and may be distinguished by superior style, approach and choice of supporting materials. It: - Demonstrates good or very good structure and logically developed arguments. - Draws at least in parts on material that has been sourced and assessed as a result of independent study, or in a way unique to the student. - Assertions are backed by evidence and sound reasoning. - Accuracy and presentation in an appropriate academic style. -excellent -Excellent: A- to A*Submitted work is of an outstanding quality and excellent in one or more of the following ways: - Has originality of exposition with the student’s own thinking being readily apparent. - Provides clear evidence of extensive and relevant independent study. - Arguments are laid down with clarity and provide the reader with successive stages of consideration to reach conclusions.