The essay will be chosen from a list of topics designed to provide opportunity to demonstrate [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3]
A group seminar presentation will provide opportunity to demonstrate [Learning Outcomes 1,3]

The module looks at the role of women in journalism, both reporting and management. It examines the emergence of women's media - women's pages, women's magazines and women's radio and TV. It investigates the female market, the use of language (sexism, stereo types) and develops various case studies by analysing a range of female journalists, through newspapers, magazines, radio and television. Employment patterns in local and national journalism will be highlighted through the case studies, investigating the changing patterns of employment within journalism relating to the representation/portrayal of women.

Carter, C. et al (eds) (1998) News, Gender and Power, Routledge.
Downing, J. (1990) Questioning the Media, Sage.
Hosley, D. & Yamada, G. (1987) Hard News: Women in Broadcast Journalism, Greenwood Press.
Ross, K. and Byerly, C. (2004) Women and The Media: International Perspectives, Blackwell

Overhead projector
Video recorder and TV
Internet
Newspapers and magazines
Flip charts
Marker Pens

Students will be expected to spend 150 hours working on the module. This breaks down to 24 hours (2 hours a week) of contact time and 126 hours of independent study. There will be one lecture and one seminar per week during the semester. The seminar will provide an opportunity to discuss in small groups the issues raised in the lecture programme, in their own reading and in the media. Seminars will include assessed group presentations .