Before the coronavirus pandemic, it was already apparent that the world was facing significant challenges, some of which are transnational (sustainable development, guarantee access to clean water, terrorism, climate change, etc. Tackling these challenges requires a deep understanding of the issues at play, how they may be linked to one another, and the consequences they have. Media (including social media) play a central role in informing the public about what happens in the world and shape public opinion. Therefore, whether as a journalist, a communication practitioner, or a citizen, it is critical to learn how to think rationally and critically about the news in order to understand the challenges that the world faces - to properly fulfill our duties. That is the purpose of this seminar.
Students will be expected to read current news, to understand, through research, the underlying issues involved, and to develop their own opinions (as well as articulate them clearly).
Welcome to this interesting module titled "Print Media Production Skills". It is an interesting 20 credits module that takes students through advanced news gathering, editing, design and layout. Each student produces an advanced story individually and later form groups in order to produce newspapers after learning editing, layout and design skills.
Wishing you the best in this module,
Edward K. Mwesigye
The overall objective of this module is to discuss the historical and theoretical approaches such as international news flow, the 1970s debate about New World Information and Communication Order, global media systems, the critiques about news agencies, global journalism practices, and the effects of news commercialization.