Module manager: Imke Henkel
Email: I.Henkel@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
| COMM2380 | The Reporting of Politics |
COMM2380 The Reporting of Politics
This module is not approved as a discovery module
The module will help provide an understanding of the way politics is reported on television, radio, the print media and Internet. The module will introduce students to the sociology of journalism and explore the relationship between journalists and politicians and the impact of this on political reporting. Students will examine the current public perception of politicians, the apparent disengagement of the electorate, the global nature of political activity, and the role of the media in the political process.
The module aims to develop students’ critical engagement with the media and its social impacts. It will provide students with a context to make sense of the relationship between the media and politics.
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Use relevant sociological and media theory to describe the relationship between politics and the media
2. Apply their knowledge of the relationship between journalism and politics to the analysis of news coverage
3. Contribute to critical debates about the role of the mass media in democracy
4. Critically analyse the impact of the developing technologies of mass communication
Students will be expected to assess the relationship between politicians and the media and critically evaluate the reporting of political events.
• An examination of the sociology of political journalism
• News analysis
• Changes in news reporting – including the impact of digital media on political reporting.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Private study hours | 178 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
- Weekly seminar preparation (22 hours)
- Exam and essay preparation (143 hours)
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 x 2,500 - 3,000 words | 70 |
| Report | News analysis: 1,500-2,000 words | 30 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
To resit the essay, please select an alternative question from the module handbook
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 8/12/2024
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