IA3101:03
Media and Race Relations
Townsville, Cairns
HECS Band 1
Semester 2 on-campus. 52 hours lectures/workshops.
Available to Bachelor of Indigenous Studies, Bachelor of Journalism students and students enrolled in appropriate mainstream courses.
Staff: Ms F Onus.
This subject will be based around the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Deaths in Custody about the media. The process by which meanings and myths about Indigenous Australians are created by the mainstream media will be analysed. The role the media play in the process of reconciliation and in improving the identity of Indigenous people will be covered. The protocols and ethics of working as a journalist covering Indigenous stories will be taught along with the question of objectivity within this context and the ownership of stories and access to information. The role of Indigenous media within the wider community will be examined.
Learning Objectives:
- the process by which the media creates myths and meanings about Indigenous Australians;
- familiarity with the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance guidelines on the reporting of Indigenous issues;
- the role the media should and already does play in the process of reconciliation;
- familiarity with the protocols required when reporting on Indigenous issues;
- familiarity with the Guidelines on the Portrayal of Indigenous Australians as set by the ABA Codes of Practice.
Assessment by one written assignment (40%); one media journal (20%); examination (30%); attendance and participation (10%).