UO Emerging Media Contexts

Undergraduate | 2026

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JOUR 1010
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Course ID
203990
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
1
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the key concepts in media and journalism in relation to the legal, geographic, political, professional, economic, social and technological contexts in which the media operate. Students will become familiar with a range of concepts and topics related to the operation of the media in Australia and globally. These will include consideration of the business of journalism, globalisation, technological change in newsrooms, media ownership and regulation. Other topics will include public relations and news, social and political influences on journalism, contemporary models of journalism practice and war reporting.

Course learning outcomes

  • identify some of the key impacts of information technologies on contemporary journalism practice
  • describe the commercial pressures on journalism and of issues related to media ownership and regulation
  • articulate key influences on journalism in a Western contemporary setting
  • identify different models of journalism practice and of global influences on journalism

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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