British News Media
	Matthew Leggett

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Presentation
A course on Britain's news media covering: The written press (dailies, Sundays, tabloids, broadsheets/qualities, the national and local press) TV news (terrestrial and satellite: BBC,ITV,Channel 4, Channel 5 and B Sky B) Radio (BBC Radio 4)

Teaching objectives
To familiarise students with media communications in the UK To study how news is processed and presented by different media in different ways and for different reasons

Format
One meeting weekly of 3 hours during 7 weeks.

Course content
Analysis of documents (newspapers, newspaper articles, news magazines, TV and radio programmes) Comparison of the way news stories are covered and presented Study of what characterizes the British news media and how it differs from the French news media.

Teaching methods
Students will be given documents to read, watch or listen to in class before opening a debate on presentation and how papers or channels differ (characteristics and politics of the paper, channel or programme) Students will be given subjects or news items to present in the form of articles or news programmes in class Students will give a 10-minute presentation on a given newspaper or TV/radio news programme

Individual work
Reading the written press and listening to the radio to broaden their horizons and knowledge of current events in order to be able discuss news as presented in the UK An exposé to present in class Evaluation Students will be graded based on their exposé and the quality of their participation in class debate and class interactive work

Recommended Level
This course is designed for students of all levels

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last updated May 31, 2003

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