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MECO6926: International Media Practice
2025 unit information
This core unit in the Master of Media Practice introduces the foundations of comparative analysis to advance understanding of diverse media systems, cultures, patterns of thinking and practices beyond one’s own society. It aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to become culturally-competent and influential media professionals, with expertise in producing and evaluating communication practices and processes across global South and global North settings. Students will investigate the transformation processes reconfiguring hierarchies of media visibility, attention, and power in digital, legacy and hybrid international media, and their implications for social inclusion/exclusion.
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| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Media and Communications |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Collect, organise and refer to unit-of-study readings, definitions, topics and trends to understand international media studies.
- LO2. Demonstrate ability to work in small groups, select and present a topic for class discussion, and contribute to deep student learning.
- LO3. Discuss the colonial nature of global news media by examining the US-UK "news duopoly" and how global South actors challenge and contest Western hegemony in this field.
- LO4. Locate, comprehend and describe four case studies of similarities and differences in global North and South news reporting to develop skills in identifying master-narratives and counter-narratives.
- LO5. Analyse and evaluate the ways counter-narrative theory enables different "truths" to be told about the same facts, and thus allow consideration of alternative global perspectives.
- LO6. Demonstrate ability to research, create and reference an authentic counter-narrative to enhance awareness of neglected issues of concern in the global South.
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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