Global News Cultures (L6312E)
15 credits, Level 5
Autumn teaching
On this module, you’ll explore news as a cultural and social practice, examining how it is produced, circulated and interpreted within diverse political, technological and media environments. Drawing on anthropological approaches, you’ll investigate the everyday worlds of journalism, from newsroom routines to the transnational movement of images, texts and data. Attention is given to:
- the symbolic power of news
- the social lives of media artefacts
- the cultural logics that shape journalistic norms and storytelling.
You’ll engage critically with concepts such as:
- representation
- framing
- mediation
- infrastructure.
You’ll develop skills in ethnographic and visual methods to analyse news production and reception as culturally situated practices.
You’ll learn to analyse platform logics and datafied news flows. You’ll build on your skills through:
- reflexive practice
- wellbeing-centred ethics
- case studies in climate communication and just transitions.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.