INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL MEDIA (4 CREDITS)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: identify and discuss key concepts in which international media operate; analyze the trend in news reporting by international media; demonstrate skills in essay writing appropriate to university level; examine the variety of perspectives in reporting major events or countries.

Topics:

1. Introduction to International Media: Key Concepts;
2. The Changing Geography of Global Media Production;
3. Global Media Giants;
4. What Happened to Global News?;
5. How the internet impacts on international news;
6. Populism and the Media;
7. Global Mistrust in News;
8. War and Foreign Policy Framing in International Media;
9. A Comparative Analysis of CNN and Xinhua’s Coverage of the Tibetan Crisis;
10. International Media Reporting on the 2016 U.S. election;
11. Framing of Bangladesh in U.S. Media;
12. The 2019–20 Hong Kong Protests in China Daily and The New York Times;
13. Class Presentation.