16. Some key concepts
• Identity of a journalist – what is news?
• Trust, authority,
• Networkedness
• Media and democracy – accountability
• Globalisation, visibility, the other, proper distance
• Ethics: agency, witnessing, – war, conflict, disasters,
suffering
• Objectivity – bias, filter bubble, personalisation
• Women, ethnicity, community, inclusion
• Disruption, alternative, political, hegemony
• Quality, dumbing down, human interest, value
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18. How we judge your essays
ARGUMENTATION AND UNDERSTANDING
• Clear and convincing argument supported by evidence and
examples (literature, lectures, guest speaker lectures),
demonstrating understanding of key concepts
ANALYSIS
• Critical appraisal & imaginativeness, application of
argument to concrete examples that demonstrate
(corroborate / challenge) theoretical arguments /
statements
ORGANISATION AND PRESENTATION
• Clearly written and structured, good flow, strong
introduction and conclusion.
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