JOUR403-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019

Media Law and Ethics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2019
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 1 March 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 May 2019

Description

What every journalist should know. This course will examine the key laws and regulations affecting the media and journalists, as well as the ethical issues underpinning journalism practice. Students will develop a critical understanding of basic media law and relevant ethical codes, as well as practical skills in court reporting.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course, you are expected to have a critical understanding of media law and relevant ethical codes, the reasons for them, and how they apply to journalism.
    You are expected to demonstrate:

    Personal Attributes
  • a high standard of communication skills
  • a high level of analysis, critique, synthesis and problem-solving
  • independent judgment

    Interactive Attributes
  • an ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others

    Specific course attributes
  • a critical understanding of the range and impact of laws and regulations restricting the media and journalists in New Zealand, including their underpinning key principles
  • a critical understanding of ethical journalism practice
  • an ability to identify and act within key ethical, legal and regulatory obligations

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the PGDipJ coordinator

Course Coordinator

Tara Ross

Notes

We will attend the Christchurch courts as a class (date tbc), and you will return to court individually to write news reports. To ensure that media coverage is fair and acceptable, our courts are governed by strict rules about what can be reported and how reporters must behave. It is your responsibility to check what is expected before you attend court.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $923.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 25

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All JOUR403 Occurrences

  • JOUR403-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019
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