Module Descriptors
SCREENING JOURNALISM
JOUR60429
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Jacqueline Gregory
Email: J.R.Gregory@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 30
Independent Study Hours: 120
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 75%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 25%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
A series of screenings of movies and TV programmes depicting journalists and journalism complemented by a series of lectures. The aim is to examine a range of representations of journalism and its practitioners and their correlation with and/or contradiction to the perceptions of journalism and its status in society. There will be at least two major case studies - All the President's Men and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - which will include substantial reference to the actions and books which spawned the films. TV items will include Drop the Dead Donkey, Hot Metal, Lou Grant, Fields of Gold and The Simpsons. The list of movies to be shown in part, as brief clips or in their entirety include Broadcast News, His Girl Friday, The Front Page, The Paper, Parallax View, Paper Lion, Godzilla, The Sweet Smell of Success, Ace in the Hole, Citizen Kane and Die Hard. Notions of journalists as villains, parasites, puppets, heroes - and, hopefully, the people's champions - will be addressed.
Module Learning Strategies
11 screenings - (22hours)
11 lectures (11 hours) - separate seminars for students according to their award, delivered by their award team.
117 hours - independent study
150 hours in total.
11 lectures (11 hours) - separate seminars for students according to their award, delivered by their award team.
117 hours - independent study
150 hours in total.
Module Texts
James Curran and Jean Seaton (1997) Power Without Responsibility (London: Routledge)
Brian McNair (2009) Journalism on Screen (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press)
John Pilger (1998) Hidden Agendas (London: Vintage)
David Randall (2000) The Universal Journalist (London: Pluto)
David Randall (2005) The Great Reporters (London: Pluto)
Mick Temple (2008) The British Press (Maidenhead: Open University Press)
Hunter S. Thompson (1998) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (London: Flamingo Classics)
John Wilson (1996) Understanding Journalism (London: Routledge)
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (2005) All the President's Men (London: Pocket Books)
Brian McNair (2009) Journalism on Screen (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press)
John Pilger (1998) Hidden Agendas (London: Vintage)
David Randall (2000) The Universal Journalist (London: Pluto)
David Randall (2005) The Great Reporters (London: Pluto)
Mick Temple (2008) The British Press (Maidenhead: Open University Press)
Hunter S. Thompson (1998) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (London: Flamingo Classics)
John Wilson (1996) Understanding Journalism (London: Routledge)
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (2005) All the President's Men (London: Pocket Books)
Module Resources
Library, including film and TV on DVD and VHS.
The blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.
The blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework to consist of:-
An essay of 2,000 words and a 250-word reflective evaluation. (75% of the overall module assessment.) (LO 1 and 2)
A 500-word synopsis of a new, original, self-originated TV programme, series or movie centred on or around journalists and/or journalism and a 250-word reflective evaluation. (25% of the overall module assessment.) (LO 1, 2 and 3)
An essay of 2,000 words and a 250-word reflective evaluation. (75% of the overall module assessment.) (LO 1 and 2)
A 500-word synopsis of a new, original, self-originated TV programme, series or movie centred on or around journalists and/or journalism and a 250-word reflective evaluation. (25% of the overall module assessment.) (LO 1, 2 and 3)