James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2011

JN1001 - The Journalist and Society

Credit points: 03
Year: 2011
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by: School of Arts & Social Sciences

Journalists record history as the people's witness while presenting a forum for ideas and opinions. Drawing on case studies, this subject explores some of the issues that confront the contemporary journalist. Students examine the relationship between journalists and the political process, including the censoring of freedom of speech, the role of the reporter in war, and the decline of investigative journalism in the face of homogenised news.

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Qualities

Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
IA1001

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coord/Lect: Dr Lindsay Simpson.
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 10 hours tutorials
    Assessment:end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (10%); assignments (50%).

    Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.