Revision lecture IR2452015

Prof Charlie Beckett

Signs of Life

What difference does change make?

Some key concepts

• Identity of a journalist – what is news?• Trust, authority,• Networkedness• Media and democracy – accountability• Globalisation, visibility, the other, proper distance• Ethics: agency, witnessing, – war, conflict, disasters, suffering• Objectivity – bias, filter bubble, personalisation• Women, ethnicity, community, inclusion• Disruption, alternative, political, hegemony• Quality, dumbing down, human interest, value

How we judge your essays

ARGUMENTATION AND UNDERSTANDING• Clear and convincing argument supported by evidence and

examples (literature, lectures, guest speaker lectures), demonstrating understanding of key concepts

ANALYSIS• Critical appraisal & imaginativeness, application of argument to

concrete examples that demonstrate (corroborate / challenge) theoretical arguments / statements

ORGANISATION AND PRESENTATION • Clearly written and structured, good flow, strong introduction and

conclusion.•