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MA Broadcast / Journalism MA Financial Journalism MA Interactive Journalism MA International Journalism MA MA Magazine Journalism MA Journalism MA MA Erasmus Mundus Masters: Journalism, Media and Globalisation Po stgra duate cou rses in Jou rnalism Detailed course and module descriptions

MA Broadcast GEFFPFG COURSE FEES NFULLPTIMEO:* UK/EU: £L,KEE Jou rnalism/Television INTERNATIONAL: £FK,HEE GEFFPFG COURSE FEES NPARTPTIMEO:* Jou rnalism UK/EU: £J,EEE NBROADCAST ONLYO

City University has been training aspiring broadcast since 1981, and our broadcast training courses are among the best-known and Welcome to the Graduate School of Journalism at City University most highly-regarded in the UK today. London. We hope in these pages to convince you that we offer not only the best journalism courses in Britain but in the world.

Alumni from City’s MA Journalism courses are newspaper and magazine editors as well as anchors and reporters on national and global television channels. They work all over the These two MA courses prepare Please refer to this course if your MODULES INCLUDE: world’s media. Here at City you will be taught tested skills and principles as well as the latest you for a first job in or interest is primarily in television • Editorial production for TV multi-channel and new media techniques. You will learn from top practitioners in their fields television journalism. Both are journalism of any kind. You (Television MA students only) and have opportunities for internships in a city which is one of the world’s media capitals. accredited by the Broadcast will benefit from state-of-the-art • Editorial production for One London newspaper said that City’s Graduate School enjoys “legendary status” in the Journalism Training Council facilities including a purpose- TV and radio (Broadcast media. Journalism is adapting to significant changes. We equip our Masters students to be (BJTC). As a Broadcast built digital television studio, Journalism only) thinking journalists who can succeed and lead in the media of the future. Journalism student you will be two digital suites, • Entrepreneurial journalism given practical training in radio four radio studios, and two • Final project Professor George Brock and television through lectures, broadcast . • Journalism practice Head of Journalism workshops and broadcast • Journalism and society 1 simulation. As a Television • Journalism and society 2 Journalism student you will • Media law cover television only, from • Online journalism news to documentaries. • Public administration Course descriptions Page: 1 • Radio and television technique Module descriptions Page: 11 ( only) Study format Page: 20 • Research for TV current affairs Reading list Page: 21 programmes (Television Career paths Page: 22 Journalism only) Showcase Page: 24 • Television studio programme making. Academic profiles Page: 26 Application procedures Page: 32 Why choose City University London Page: 34 *Fees listed are for 2011/12. Fees for 2012/13 will be listed on our website in due course.

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MA Financial GEFFPFG COURSE FEES:* MA Inte ract ive GEFFPFG COURSE FEES:* UK/EU: £M,JEE UK/EU: £L,KEE Jou rnalism INTERNATIONAL: £FM,EEE Jou rna lism INTERNATIONAL: £FK,HEE

This course is aimed at producing a This Masters course prepares you to alongside essential journalistic skills generation of outstanding journalists work in the developing and expanding of writing, reporting, newsgathering, who will excel at covering the next field of online journalism, with a focus interviewing and feature-writing – core financial crisis – and understand on two key areas: and elements of City’s renowned Journalism the ramifications of the current one. community and . You will MA course. develop these online specialisations

The field of financial journalism This course is taught in MODULES INCLUDE: As the media increasingly treat involves expert input from Growing numbers of City has expanded rapidly, and has collaboration with Cass Business Core modules: readers more as active leading practitioners at news graduates are working in now moved to the front page of School and is led by Professor • Editorial production – practical participants and less as passive organisations such as the data journalism and many to become the Steve Schifferes, former BBC production skills for radio, consumers, so journalism is Telegraph, Reuters, the BBC, community/social media, centre of the political debate. economics correspondent, and TV, online and print evolving. This course prepares , BreakingNews including: Simon Rogers, James This course benefits from close will include practical training • Financial journalism practice you for roles in journalism that and Reed Business Information Ball and Laura Oliver ( The proximity to the City of London, in skills – how to cover markets, reflect this change to a more (a leading B2B magazine Guardian ); Kate Day, Conrad one of the world’s leading as well as a more analytic companies and the economy participatory, interactive publisher). Quilty-Harper and Sebastian financial centres, with guest approach to contemporary • Key issues in financial approach, equipping you with Payne ( Telegraph ); Martin lecturers drawn from the world issues. Other lecturers include journalism – how the skills that are in short supply in Work placements are an Stabe ( ); of banking and major media former correspondents for financial crisis is shaking journalism and related fields. integral part of the Interactive and Tom Barfield (Demotix). organisations. You will also Reuters, the Scotsman and the world economy. Journalism course, giving you benefit from the first-class producers/reporters for BBC The Data Journalism module is the chance to put your learning MODULES INCLUDE: facilities at the Graduate School News and IRN. Students on Elective modules: taught by Paul Bradshaw, a into practice, develop this • Community and social media of Journalism and will share this course will be taking it • Corporate reporting pioneer in this field (who also further and to widen your • Data journalism lectures and seminars by the alongside Financial Times • Entrepreneurial journalism leads the Online Journalism contacts and experience in the • Entrepreneurial journalism distinguished faculty in one of journalists who are taking the • Global investment module), and James Ball, a data industry. You will undertake • Final project the UK’s top journalism schools. course on a part-time basis. • Global political economy at The Guardian, with at least two placements. • Journalism practice • The City and financial Simon Rogers, data editor at • Journalism and society All students on the course institutions. The Guardian. The module on • Media law receive placements (internships) Community and Social Media • Online journalism at the Financial Times group in • Public administration. December and January. *Fees listed are for 2011/12. Fees for 2012/13 *Fees listed are for 2011/12. Fees for 2012/13 will be listed on our website in due course. will be listed on our website in due course.

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MA Inte rnational GEFFPFG COURSE FEES:* MA Investi gat ive GEFFPFG COURSE FEES:* UK/EU: £L,KEE UK/EU: £L,KEE Jou rna lism INTERNATIONAL: £FJ,FEE Jou rnalism INTERNATIONAL: £FK,HEE

This course places an emphasis on and you will leave with a global contacts This pioneering course will provide developing practical skills, and is book, a more profound understanding you with the essential skills for designed to enable you to embark on of other cultures and greater insight employment in print, Internet or a career in international journalism into international news. broadcast journalism, together with or return to a career with enhanced innovative and in-depth research knowledge and skills. It is designed and investigative techniques. for students from outside the UK

Graduate employment rates All students will take a course MODULES INCLUDE: The course teaches advanced It is taught by leading MODULES INCLUDE: are excellent, with alumni in print, radio, television • Advanced journalism practice research skills including investigative journalists, • Editorial production working for international news and online journalism before • Final project computer-assisted reporting, the including: David Leigh, • Investigative reporting 1 organisations like Al-Jazeera, specialising in either print • International news effective use of public records investigations editor of • Investigative reporting 2 CNN, APTN, BBC World Service and online; radio and online • Journalism and society and databases, the Freedom of The Guardian and Professor • Journalism practice and Dow Jones. As well as or television and online • Journalism practice 1 Information Act and analysing of Reporting at City; Gavin • Journalism and society 1 faculty who are experienced journalism. All students (Multi-platform) data to find stories. It provides MacFadyen, director of the • MA project journalists and academics, complete an internship, • Journalism practice 2 case studies of high-profile Centre for Investigative • Media law you also benefit from a roster either in the UK or overseas. (Choice of pathways: print investigations and the skills to Journalism based at City; • Online journalism of world-famous visiting and online, radio and online investigate issues of public Professor David Lloyd, former • Public administration. speakers. Recent guests have or television and online)** concern, miscarriages of justice, head of news and current included the Global Managing • Specialised journalism. and companies, organisations affairs at ; and Rosie Editor of Reuters, International and individuals within an Waterhouse, formerly of the Editor of Channel 4 News, ethical framework. It also offers Sunday Times Insight team, Managing Editor of , you the opportunity to complete and Head of News at APTN, and a real-life investigation aimed Newsnight. Students and journalists from Reuters for publication or broadcast. graduates of this course and A-24 African network. have worked as interns at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, based at *Fees listed are for 2011/12. Fees for 2012/13 City University London. will be listed on our website in due course. **You will choose your pathway towards the end of term 1. Numbers on individual pathways may be limited and successful entry may *Fees listed are for 2011/12. Fees for 2012/13 depend on formal assessment. will be listed on our website in due course.

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MA Ma gazine GEFFPFG COURSE FEES:* MA Newspaper GEFFPFG COURSE FEES:* UK/EU: £L,KEE UK/EU: £L,KEE Jou rnalism INTERNATIONAL: £FK,HEE Jou rnalism INTERNATIONAL: £FK,HEE

This course prepares you for professionals, and is accredited by This course prepares you for employm ent regional press ( London Evening Standard); employment in magazine journalism. the Periodicals Training Council. in newspaper journalism. It has an newspapers overseas (Daily Star [Beirut], Our graduates can be found everywhere, Graduates from the course won ‘Most exceptional reputation and an outsta nding China Daily [Beijing]); news agencies from consumer titles and newspaper Promising Student of the Year’ at the graduate employment record. (Bloomberg, Dow Jones); and magazines supplements to business-to-business PTC Awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010. (, Prospect) . An increasing and specialist magazines. The course Recent graduates have gone on to work number of graduates are working in is highly regarded by industry on national newspapers ( Daily Mail, online roles, either as their main focus , The Sun, Sunday Times) ; or alongside print journalism.

The magazine industry has You will learn the essential MODULES INCLUDE: This course has been helping Despite claims about ‘the death MODULES INCLUDE: never been more exciting and skills of reporting, feature Core modules: aspiring journalists into of newspapers’, students from • Editorial production challenging. This course writing, subbing, interviewing, • Editorial production employment since 1982, the MA Newspaper Journalism for newspapers prepares you for anything you researching, design and layout. (magazines) and continues to evolve as a remain in strong demand from • Entrepreneurial journalism might encounter – whether it’s You’ll produce print and • Final project springboard into journalism. employers in the news industry • Final project writing a feature for a glossy online magazines, and build • Journalism practice You will benefit from a central – including national and • Journalism practice men’s magazine, podcasting an an impressive portfolio of • Journalism and society 1 London location, unrivalled international newspapers. • Journalism and society 1 interview, or researching and features which you will be • Media law industry contacts, and a Please see the ‘Graduate • Journalism and society 2 crafting a story for the newsdesk encouraged to freelance. • Online journalism thorough grounding in the Prospects’ section of the • Media law of a business-to-business • Public administration best practices of professional City Journalism website to • Online journalism publication. From the moment • The magazine business. journalism. The course see where graduates from • Public administration you start the course you’ll be combines practical skills recent years went to work • Specialism. encouraged to be proactive, both Elective modules: training in reporting, www.city.ac.uk/arts/journalism/ in terms of pitching your stories • Entrepreneurial journalism interviewing, writing, editing, graduate-prospects and fixing up work experience. • Journalism and society 2. research, online journalism, newspaper production (in print and online) with a concern for professional standards and critical/ethical reflection.

*Fees listed are for 2011/12. Fees for 2012/13 *Fees listed are for 2011/12. Fees for 2012/13 will be listed on our website in due course. will be listed on our website in due course.

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MA Political GEFFPFG COURSE FEES:* MA Science GEFFPFG COURSE FEES:* UK/EU: £L,KEE UK/EU: £L,KEE Jou rnalism INTERNATIONAL: £FH,HEE Jou rnalism INTERNATIONAL: £FK,HEE

This innovative course has been related field. It is designed to equip “The role of a science journalist is to to describe. Science deserves scrutiny; developed in consultation with leading students for careers writing about investigate, inquire and reveal the process that’s the job of the science journalist.” figures from the world of politics and politics and policy issues for the of science to the public. It is not merely the media and is aimed at those who mainstream or social media and to publicise new findings on behalf of Connie St Louis are interested in careers in the broad also for careers in public policy, the scientist or to communicate new Director of the City University area of political journalism – or who campaigning and public affairs. research. Journalism involves the ability London’s MA in Science Journalism may already be working in that, or a to contextualise, interpret and not just

The MA in Political Journalism is It also provides an understanding MODULES INCLUDE: The Science Journalism MA The MA is fully multimedia and MODULES INCLUDE: the only MA Journalism course of how political parties, public • Political broadcasting City University London has makes full use of the journalism • Editorial production taught in the evenings, which bodies, campaigning groups (radio and TV) an outstanding reputation school’s multi million pound (print, online, radio and TV) enables you to start or continue and others seek to use media • Political campaigning for producing graduates who ‘state of the art’ facilities. It • Entrepreneurial journalism working in a related field. The and communications to influence and marketing understand the role of science provides a range of opportunities • Final project course offers practical and public and political opinion. • Political decision-making journalism. They find jobs in to report on science, health, • Journalism practice rigorous insight and training It aims to reflect the changing • Political reporting (2 modules) areas of science journalism that environment, technology and • Journalism and society in political journalism in its world of political journalism • Politics, publics and include medical, environmental, food. Throughout the course • MA project broadest sense. This includes and communications in communications technological and scientific students produce a website • Media law reporting politics, policy and which the categories of • Professional project reporting. The course is enhanced ‘Elements’, write ‘Science • Online journalism governance at local, national journalist, campaigning or dissertation. by its central London location Media Watch’, Environmental • Science administration and international level. journalist, citizen journalist, by being able to draw on the Media Watch and ‘Medical and society campaigner and consultant The following modules capital's scientific, medical and Media Watch’, and manage • Science reporting. are increasingly blurred. (taught during the day, on journalistic institutions, which several feeds and Mondays) are voluntary but helps to forge links, build contact a Facebook page. highly recommended for networks and gives unrivalled this course outline. access to leading experts. • Entrepreneurial journalism • Journalism and society 1 and 2 • Media law • Online journalism.

*Fees listed are for 2011/12. Fees for 2012/13 *Fees listed are for 2011/12. Fees for 2012/13 will be listed on our website in due course. will be listed on our website in due course.

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Jou rnalism, Media GEFFPFG COURSE FEES:* Please find below a UK/EU: £K,EFE small sample of module and Globalisation INTERNATIONAL: £FI,EGE Module descriptions descriptions. For the complete list please visit city.ac.uk/arts/journalism This is a unique two year Masters and the media in the context of a course, part of the prestigious Erasmus new environment brought about Mundus programme. The Mundus by globalisation, modernisation, Journalism degree explores the practice commercialisation and and performance of journalism professional developments.

You will experience a truly MODULES INCLUDE: Year 2, Semester 1 ADVANCED effectively, and to use social reporting; understanding multinational course, spending Year 1, Semester 1 (City University London): JOURNALISM PRACTICE media to identify, attract and financial statements; reporting your first and second semesters at (Danish School of Journalism/ • Global political economy (International) engage users on different on strategy and operations; the Danish School of Journalism Aarhus University): • World of Experts value “real” work platforms, such as Facebook, reporting deals; and reporting and Aarhus University, and your • Globalisation: • World of financial journalism. experience highly. In this module Twitter and LinkedIn. You business ethics. final two semesters specialising in reporting global change you work in groups to produce will develop strategies for key Business and Finance Journalism • Globalisation and the Year 2, Semester 2 broadcast programmes and techniques such as social media DATA JOURNALISM at City University London. transformation of the state (City University London): multi-media web sites. A space optimisation and enhancing (Interactive) • Globalisation, culture • Project/dissertation. is created in which you can social capital and online Working effectively with data You will study with a diverse and the roles of the media. apply and develop skills, reputation, as well as for involves a sound grasp of the group of classmates from around As part of the first year of the knowledge, attitudes, values handling user-generated journalistic possibilities (which the world. In the last two years Year 1, Semester 2 programme some students have and understanding acquired content and crowd-sourcing. include interactive graphics and alone, students have come from (Danish School of Journalism/ the opportunity to study abroad in other modules and work in mapping). Alongside this, data the USA, Brazil, Thailand, China, Aarhus University): at our international partners: a real environment. CORPORATE journalists need to , clean, Malaysia, Norway, Kyrgyzstan, • Analytical journalism • Pontificia Universidad It also develops your project REPORTING/WORLD OF evaluate, analyse and prepare Peru and Azerbaijan. The course • Researching journalism Catolica de Chile, Chile management and team FINANCIAL JOURNALISM material, as well as appreciating combines the best academic • Social Science methods • University of California, working skills. (Financial, Erasmus) how users experience interactive research and teaching from the for journalists. Berkeley, USA This module aims to give you features – and understanding the participating universities. A • University of Technology COMMUNITY AND an understanding of, and priorities of web developers and broad range of national and , Australia. SOCIAL MEDIA practical experience in, financial programmers. This module gives international guest lecturers from (Interactive) journalism to a professional you the skills to develop media and research institutions This module gives you the skills level. Topics covered include: are brought into the programme. *Fees listed are for 2011/12. Fees for 2012/13 to understand, develop and the financial markets and will be listed on our website in due course. Approximate fee - converted into £s. manage online communities media; corporate finance and

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innovative ways of sourcing, enables you to learn those skills. entrepreneurs. It will build on to contribute to the public’s INTERNATIONAL NEWS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING F reporting and presenti ng stories, (This module is taught at course your creative and technical skills understanding of the field of (International) (Investigative) through data-driven journalism level – e.g. broadcast students by developing an understanding study, or to the profession’s better With the increased globalisation This module provides you with and non-linear storytelling. You learn broadcast production skills, of how your ideas can be understanding of its working of the news industry, you need a framework for undertaking an will also learn techniques for newspaper students learn page transformed into sustainable methods. To this end, each to understand how international investigation, and with the basic visualising and presenting data layout and design, etc.). entrepreneurial concepts. project must be directed at news stories are gathered and methodologies and practical (including databases, mapping a specified audience. reported. This module aims to contexts of investigative and other interactive graphics). ENTREPRENEURIAL FINAL PROJECT provide you with a critical and reporting. You will learn JOURNALISM (Broadcast/Television, Financial, GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY in-depth understanding of the investigative technologies and EDITORIAL PRODUCTION (Broadcast/Television, Interactive, International, (Financial, Erasmus) key issues in international news investigative techniques such as (Broadcast/Television, Financial, Interactive, Magazine, Investigative, Magazine, In this module, you will today as they relate to a working Freedom of Information requests, Investigative, Magazine, Newspaper) Newspaper, Political, Science) understand the economic and journalist. You will also develop effective use of public records and Newspaper, Science) The journalism industry now The final project brings together political context of globalisation a critical knowledge of the major databases, you will develop a The media industry expects expects graduates to be creative, the knowledge and skills you including: the movements sources in international news, critical awareness of the graduates to have practical flexible and innovative, and to will have acquired during the towards localism and political and an awareness of the special ethical issues involved with competence in, and knowledge bring those qualities to a media year in a final work that is of devolution; state policies; the risks, practical problems and investigations, you will look at of, a range of editorial practice, organisation. Business and professional quality, and that is global flows of people, products ethical dilemmas faced by case studies, and you will choose including sub-editing and layout entrepreneurial knowledge will relevant to your chosen area. and capital; and regional international journalists. a specific area to investigate. skills (in print as well as online) enable you to navigate these Print students will usually write a and global production and script writing, copy writing turbulent economic times, and series of journalistic articles, and and commodity chains. and programme making (for this module equips you with broadcast students will produce a broadcast students). This module the skills, attributes, behaviours documentary. You will produce and knowledge to become a project that has the potential

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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING G JOURNALISM AND SOCIETY F the conduct of journalism. Topics angle it, research and write it at news writing for different media, a convergent media, writing text, (Investigative) (Broadcast/Television, covered in this module include speed and to a deadline. By the basic interviewing techniques, blogging, uploading pictures In this module, you will build Interactive, International, war reporting, new versus old time you finish this module, you basic recording and shooting and video. on your understanding of the Investigative, Magazine, media, celebrity journalism, will have reached a standard high techniques, journalistic uses framework for planning, Newspaper, Science) and the commodification of enough to allow you not only to of social media, simple KEY ISSUES IN FINANCIAL researching and writing or This module, taught by City’s journalism. International carry out your journalistic duties website development and JOURNALISM filming an investigation. The Professor of Journalism Roy Journalism MA students, who with technical and professional sound journalistic principles (Financial) advanced investigative research Greenslade, aims to highlight the take this module separately, fluidity, but to reflect on the including concepts of fairness This module will teach you how skills gained will be valuable importance of cultural and explore a range of ethical nature of your work and its and ethical behaviour. to cover the big issues in financial assets and will enhance your political contexts in the conduct dilemmas facing journalism impact on a variety of au diences. and economic journalism. The employment prospects in all of journalism. You will learn how and journalists worldwide. JOURNALISM PRACTICE G class will concentrate on one or forms of journalism, including concepts such as censorship, JOURNALISM PRACTICE F (International) two issues that are dominating business and financial news management and JOURNALISM PRACTICE (International) This module builds on Journalism the current economic debate, journalism. Topics will range propaganda affect journalism. (Broadcast/Television, Financial, The journalism industry requires Practice 1, allowing you to which typically could include the from Computer Assisted Interactive, Investigative, all recruits to have basic practical specialise in one of the following: global financial crisis, and the Reporting to investigations JOURNALISM AND SOCIETY G Magazine, Newspaper, Science) and analytical skills to research, print and online, radio and debate in the UK over public into individuals, corporations (Broadcast/Television, This module gives you the skills gather, report, write and produce online, or television and online. spending. The aim is to help you and organisations to Interactive, International, you need to work effectively in news for multi-platform delivery. These three separate pathways develop a critical perspective miscarriages of justice. Investigative, Magazine, the journalism industry, as well In this module, you will learn give you the relevant skills and towards the way the financial Newspaper) as the entrepreneurial skills about news sources, developing knowledge to operate effectively press covers issues, and an Following on from Journalism needed to work as a freelance contacts, , different as reporters and editors (in print) awareness of the multiple and Society 1, this module will journalist and to market yourself. cultural perspectives on stories, or reporters, presenters and perspectives that may be needed. further underline the importance You will be able to spot a story, understanding audiences, basic editors (in television or radio), of cultural and political context in and to operate cross-platform in

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MEDIA LAW practical skills associated with programme. Topics covered POLITICAL DECISIONPMAKING writing and interviewing and communications, NGOs and (Broadcast/Television, convergent and multimedia include radio recording, editing (Political) then moves on to cover areas political communications, Interactive, Investigative, production including use of and packaging, writing for radio, In this module, you will such as use of political sources, and the impact of freedom Magazine, Newspaper, Science) social media and online voice production, understanding investigate the structures and dealing with ‘spin’, political of information legislation. This module provides the communities for journalism. television studio production, shot processes by which political broadcasting, interviewing legal theory you require for It gives you an introduction to framing and selection, scripting , decisions are reached, including politicians, online political PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION effective work as a journalist. contacts, institutions, issues, interviewing and production. at local, regional and national writing and reporting, social (Broadcast/Television, It accompanies the Journalism jargon, career opportunities and level and in international bodies media, reporting pressure groups Interactive, Investigative, and Society module which information sources relevant to POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING such as the European Union. campaigns and election reporting . Magazine, Newspaper) focuses more on ethical issues. online media. It also provides an AND MARKETING You will also look at decision- The aim of this module is to It aims to develop a detailed opportunity for discussion and (Political) making in non-governmental POLITICS, PUBLICS AND give you a basic knowledge understanding of the law in the the development of skills in This module explores different organisations and understand COMMUNICATIONS of government structures (at UK as it affects journalists. relatively small labs run by forms of promotional activity how both open and hidden (Political) local, national and European professional journalists. undertaken to gain power or factors impact on decision- This module provides an levels) as they relate to the ONLINE JOURNALISM influence in the political process, making processes. introduction to key concepts, work of a journalist. You will (Broadcast/Television, POLITICAL BROADCASTING including lobbying, media including the relationship be introduced to contemporary Interactive, International, NRADIO AND TVO campaigns, branding, direct POLITICAL REPORTING F AND G between the media and politics, political science perspectives Investigative, Magazine, (Political) marketing, electoral campaigns (Political) the role of PR in government, on British government, and you Newspaper, Science) This module introduces students and online activities. You will These modules are at the heart election campaigning, the will finish the module with a This module gives you an taking the MA in Political examine the practice and ethics of the Political Journalism MA. influence of new media, the critical and comprehensive opportunity to learn about Journalism to the basics of of political campaigning by The course begins with basic ‘blogosphere’ and citizen understanding of how elections media case studies, trends and compiling a radio news package individuals, pressure groups, journalistic concepts such as journalism, polling techniques, are organised and reported. opportunities in online and also the production of a businesses, political parties news values and the public opinion, the journalism. You will learn the television current affairs and governments. fundamentals of reporting, ‘marketisation’ of political

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RESEARCH FOR TV CURRENT science reporting and you will SPECIALISMS THE MAGAZINE BUSINESS TV AND RADIO TECHNIQUE cast interviewees, brief AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES develop a critical awareness of (International, Magazine, (Magazine) (Broadcast) interviewees and presenters, (Television) the range of cultural/political/ Newspaper) To fully understand the nature Through this module you and deal with the public. Many This module will equip you to scientific milieu in which This part of the course is designed of the magazine industry and will learn the appropriate of these skills will be learned research a fresh topic using a science journalists work both to give you an insight into the role to work effectively within it, presentation skills to perform within “as live” recorded variety of resources, culminating nationally and internationally. of a specialist correspondent and you must be familiar with the at a high professional level as situations. in the production of a fully to provide useful contacts and different kinds of magazines a broadcast journalist. By the comprehensive brief which SCIENCE REPORTING knowledge in a specialist field publishing structures (business- end of the module you will WORLD OF BUSINESS contains new material, evidence (Science) of journalism. You choose to to-business, consumer, etc.), deliver broadcast scripts with JOURNALISM of original thought and the In this module, you will explore study one specialism from a how they are run as businesses, confidence, clarity and authority (Erasmus) demonstrable ability to the main forms of scientific range of 18 options including and the relationship between and, where necessary improvise, This module gives you a broad follow an argument. reporting; both day-to-day conflict reporting, education, magazines and their audiences interview or ‘ad-lib’ succinctly understanding of all major and longer-term coverage. entertainment, , and proprietors. In this and intelligently. aspects of business journalism SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION You will undertake a series of and world religions. module you will examine the and media. In the module you AND SOCIETY scientific reporting assignments relationships between editorial TV STUDIO will explore how news is (Science) to enable you to understand content and circulation, PROGRAMME MAKING communicated to journalists, This module aims to underline and analyse science journalism. advertising and other forms (Broadcast/Television) how stories are covered, the the importance of the cultural You will develop insight and of revenue, publishing By taking this module, you challenges faced by business and political context in the knowledge about into how decision-making processes, and will learn the necessary skills journalists, the changing nature conduct of science journalism. science reporters work and marketing and distribution. to script, cast, and video a of business journalism, and how You will learn how concepts learn the basic skills needed. range of current affairs TV business stories are covered such as conflicts of interest, programmes in a TV studio. in the mainstream media. research management and the You will be taught how to script public’s understanding of and write running orders,

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PROMINENT ALUMNI FRASER NELSON WILL LEWIS We have been running (Editor, ) (General manager, Journalism courses at City News International) since 1976. In the 35 years since, BEN PRESTON over 4,000 students have (Editor, magazine) JOHN MULLIN graduated and are now (Editor, Independent on Sunday ) working in the media in DERMOT MURNAGHAN the UK and internationally. (Sky News) RAMITA NAVAI (Channel 4 ) You may recognise some of our , alumni on the right, and we give JAMES LANDALE, CAROLINE FARAJ a flavour of where others are CAROLINE WYATT (Head of CNN Arabic) working now in the extract from (BBC) alumni magazine XCity on p24. SALAM PAX FAISAL ISLAM, ‘Baghdad Blogger’ Read more alumni stories, KEME NZEREM, and see the full list of BRIGID NZEKWU SAEED KAMALI DEHGHAN Sophie Raworth Ben Preston graduate destinations, at: (Channel 4 News) (2010 Foreign Press Association issuu.com/xcitymagazine25 Journalist of the Year) or xcity-magazine.com JAMES HARDING (Editor, The Times )

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PROF. GEORGE BROCK LIS HOWELL ROSIE WATERHOUSE BARBARA ROWLANDS JONATHAN HEWETT PROFESSOR AND HEAD DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, COURSE DIRECTOR, MA COURSE DIRECTOR, MA COURSE DIRECTOR, MA OF JOURNALISM DEPUTY HEAD OF DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM MAGAZINE JOURNALISM INTERACTIVE JOURNALISM AND MA NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM Professor Brock became Professor Lis Howell is director of Rosie is a freelance journalist Barbara has extensive experience and Head of Journalism at City Broadcasting and head of with extensive experience as a newspaper and magazine Jonathan Hewett is director of University in September 2009. the MA courses in Broadcast as an investigative reporter, journalist. She has worked as a Interactive and Newspaper He began his reporting career and Television Journalism. having worked for five national feature writer and reporter for Journalism and has extensive at the Yorkshire Evening Press She began as a producer and newspapers and as a TV Agence Presse, the Central experience both as a journalist and The Observer , joining The reporter at BBC Radio Leeds in reporter. She has twice been a Office of Information, Woman’s and as a journalism educator, Times in 1981. After starting at 1973. In 1976, she joined Border member of Own, Titbits, Australian having led and taught on courses The Times as a feature writer, Television in Carlisle, and in Insight team, she worked Consolidated Press and Today since 1997. He set up and ran two Professor George Brock Head of Journalism he became a features editor and, 1979 she went to Granada TV for The Independent and newspaper. She is a leading news services, edited The Week in in 1984, op-ed page editor. He as a reporter. From there she Independent on Sunday, where health writer and has contributed Europe, worked as a subeditor on was foreign editor, Brussels went to Tyne Tees TV as a she was investigations editor, regularly to The Independent, Nature, was consulting editor bureau chief, European editor, reporter/presenter. In 1986, and for BBC Newsnight, where Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, at EUbusiness.com and editor managing editor, Saturday editor she became the Head of News she contributed to a BAFTA Daily Mail, The Times, Observer, of London Cyclist . Jonathan joined and most recently international at Border TV and covered the award-winning film on BSE. and innumerable consumer, City in 2002, teaching initially on editor in a 28-year career at the Lockerbie disaster in 1989, As a freelancer, Rosie has B2B and customer magazines the MA International Journalism. TOP TIP newspaper. He is a board member winning an RTS Award. She contributed articles to including Prima, Marie Claire, He has led the MA Newspaper Impress your tutors and of the World Editors Forum, became managing editor of Sky publications including The Doctor, Hospital Doctor and Journalism since 2005 and make the extra effort with and chairman of the British News in 1990 and was the first Guardian’s G2 section, the New MoneyPlus. She has written three developed the MA Interactive City staff – they are really committee of the International Director of Programmes at Statesman, the Daily Mail , and books on health, plus review Journalism, which launched in influential and good people Press Institute. He broadcasts and GMTV, before starting the UK The Oldie. She has most recently articles in the academic journal 2010. He has particular interests to have on your side. lectures frequently and reviews Living Channel for Flextech TV, written a series of articles in Journalism . She has over in online journalism, social for The Times Literary Supplement. now Virgin Media. She left in Private Eye on the ‘Satanic 20 years experience delivering media and data journalism, as 2000 to go to Harvard Business Panic’. Her television work professional media training well as journalism educati on. Follow Professor Brock School before joining City in 2001. includes a spell as a research packages to Former Journalism on Twitter: @georgeprof consultant on a BBC Real Story companies, charities, human Follow Jonathan MA student See also www.georgebrock.net documentary on the Rochdale rights organisations and on Twitter: @jonhew Satanic abuse controversy. government departments.

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PROF. STEVE SCHIFFERES CONNIE ST LOUIS PROF. MICHAEL BROMLEY PROF. IVOR GABER NEIL THURMAN a new Erasmus Mundus Masters COURSE DIRECTOR, MA COURSE DIRECTOR, MA COURSE DIRECTOR, MA COURSE DIRECTOR, MA COURSE DIRECTOR, in Journalism and Media within FINANCIAL JOURNALISM SCIENCE JOURNALISM INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM POLITICAL JOURNALISM ERASMUS MUNDUS Globalisation. His research JOURNALISM MASTERS focuses on the changes taking Professor Schifferes has an Connie is an award-winning Professor Bromley rejoins Professor Gaber has an place in news production and extensive background in business broadcaster, journalist, writer City University London in 2012 outstanding background in both Neil has worked professionally consumption as a result of the and finance journalism, both and scientist. She presents and after leading the journalism practical political journalism and with interactive media since the internet. It has been covered by for television and online. Most produces a range of programmes school at the University of in academic research in this area. early 1990's. His experience media outlets including The Wall recently Professor Schifferes was for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Queensland. He took his MA at He has co-authored three books ranges across technologies – from Street Journal, The Guardian, and economics correspondent for Service. She is a recipient of the Yale and received his doctorate and numerous articles on interactive video discs, through Le Figaro; and been honoured BBC News Online, co-ordinating prestigious Joseph Rowntree from City; he has been a visiting political communications, and CD-Roms and the Web, to mobile four times by the International coverage of the credit crunch, the Journalist Fellowship. Her most scholar at the Universities of has served as a media consultant ‘apps’- and clients, from The Symposium on Online Journalism Asian financial crisis, the Enron recent programme on BBC Radio Michigan and Pennsylvania. to a variety of organisations, British Library to Getty Images. in Austin, Texas, where he won scandal, and the launch of the 4 which she produced and He was a newspaper journalist governments and international His professional career began ‘best paper’ in 2006, 2007, 2008 euro. He reported from the USA presented, investigated the use for twenty years before teaching bodies. His journalistic career at a pioneering independent and 2009. Neil is a referee for a during the sub-prime crisis and of racially targeted designer drugs journalism in British universities, has included senior editorial publisher of educational range of international academic from Bangalore, Shanghai and by pharmaceutical companies. including on the MA in positions at the BBC, ITN, multimedia software and journals, publishers, and Detroit on globalisation and its She also presented the landmark International Journalism at Channel Four and Sky News. included spells at one of the research boards; is an external discontents. Professor Schifferes Radio 4 series ‘Life as’ which City. He has published widely He is an independent editorial world’s largest information examiner for bachelor and post- started his journalism career at charted the science of life before on journalism, particularly on adviser to the BBC and a companies, the Thomson graduate degree programmes in London Weekend Television, and birth to death. Her recent book is investigative reporting, ethics frequent contributor to radio Corporation, and one of the UK’s journalism; and has lectured before joining BBC News Online entitled ‘Reframing Libel’ and and citizen journalists. and television networks in main commercial broadcasters, students and journalists in China, he was a TV producer for the BBC is a collection of edited papers the UK and abroad. Granada Plc. Neil was appointed Ukraine, , and the US. Money Programme. Professor examining the government’s as City University London's first Schifferes was a BBC Reuters bill. lecturer in Electronic Publishing Fellow at Oxford University in in 1997 and directed their 2006, and visiting lecturer at successful Masters in Electronic the Oxford Internet Institute’s Publishing until 2004. He summer doctoral programme at continues to teach on that Harvard Law School in 2007. He programme as well as leading was educated at Harvard and Warwick Universities.

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PROF. ROY GREENSLADE PROF. DAVID LEIGH HEATHER BROOKE PAUL BRADSHAW PROF. STEWART PURVIS PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM ANTHONY SAMPSON VISITING PROFESSOR VISITING PROFESSOR COURSE DIRECTOR, MA TOP TIP PROFESSOR OF REPORTING TELEVISION JOURNALISM Look for accommodation Professor Greenslade is one of Heather Brooke is a journalist, Paul Bradshaw is founder immediately. Make a list Britain’s foremost media teachers. Professor Leigh is one of Britain’s writer, and freedom of of the investigative journalism Professor Purvis began his of all the people you know He is a leading commentator and leading investigative journalists, information activist, best known crowdsourcing site Help Me broadcasting career at the BBC in London, or friends of on the media, and and winner of the 2007 Paul as one of the leading figures Investigate (shortlisted for 2010 and then moved to ITN where he friends, and start making currently blogs for The Guardian. Foot Award for Campaigning exposing MPs’ expenses. She is Multimedia Publisher of the Year) rose to become editor-in-chief contact right away – As a journalist he rose to the Journalism. He is assistant editor the author of Your Right to Know and is described by Press Gazette and then chief executive from they will come in handy highest levels of management in at The Guardian, with special (Pluto Press, 2006), The Silent as one of the country’s “most 1995-2003. He won two British throughout the year! a career taking in The Sun, the responsibility for investigations. State (Heinemann, 2010) and influential journalism bloggers”. Academy Awards as editor of Sunday Times, and culminating in He has also worked in London at The Revolution Will Be Digitised The Telegraph’s Shane Richmond Channel Four News in the 1980s. the editorship of the Daily Mirror. the Observer, where he ran an (Heinemann, 2011). Heather was named him “The UK’s Jeff Jarvis”. From December 2007 until July Roy is the author of Press Gang: investigation team, and at The runner-up for the inaugural Paul In 2008, he was ranked the UK’s 2010 Stewart was the partner for Former Journalism How Newspapers make Profits Times. He has won seven press Foot Award for investigative 4th “most visible person on Content and Standard at Ofcom. MA student from Propaganda (Macmillan, awards, including Granada’s journalism and her project the internet” by NowPublic. He has been a member of the 2003), Maxwell’s Fall (Simon Investigative Journalist of the ‘Justice by postcode’ for The In 2010 he was listed on both Ofcom Content Board and the & Schuster, 1992), and Year, the British Press Awards Times was one of the first Journalism.co.uk’s list of leading Radio Licensing Committee. He Goodbye to the Working Campaigning Journalist of the examples of computer-assisted innovators in media, and the US was also on the executive board Class (Marion Boyars, 1976). Year, and an award from the UK reporting in the UK. Heather is Poynter Institute’s list of the 35 of UKCCIS (UK Council for Child Freedom of Information the UK project director of the most influential people in social Internet Safety) and chaired the Follow Professor Greenslade Campaign. In 2006 he was Highly Open Society Justice Initiative’s media. His model for the 21st Digital Britain Media Literacy on Twitter: @GreensladeR Commended for investigations anti-corruption survey and she is century Newsroom and BASIC Working Group and the Digital and view his blog at into alleged corruption at BAE monitoring the accountability of Principles of Online Journalism Participation Consortium. In 2000 www.guardian.co.uk/ Systems. His books include The three large public-sector projects: series have formed the basis he received a CBE for services to profile/roygreenslade Liar (an account of the Jonathan the London 2012 Olympics, the for newsroom operations and broadcast journalism, and in Aitken affair); Sleaze (the story NHS Programme for IT and the journalism education around February 2009 he received the of the Neil Hamilton case) and a oil extraction industry. the world. ’s book campaigning for freedom Gold Medal for outstanding of information legislation. Follow Heather Brooke Follow Paul Bradshaw contribution to television. on Twitter: @newsbrooke on Twitter: @paulbradshaw See also heatherbrooke.org See also onlinejournalismblog.com

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOW TO APPLY Entry requirements You will need, REQUIREMENTS: To apply for the MA you and application as a minimum: If your first language will need to submit the materials vary by • An upper second- is not English, you will following documents: course, so please check class honours degree, also need to get a score • An application form our website carefully Barbara Rowlands, or the international of at least 7.0 in the (either electronically for detailed application equivalent IELTS English language or by post) instructions relating MA Journalism Programme Director, • Some work experience test (including at least • Two references – to the course you in journalism. 7.0 in the writing we prefer one from are interested in. offers the following advice to part of the test). an academic referee, prospective City Journalism students: If you have relevant and one from a professional experience journalism-related you are also encouraged referee (e.g. a work to apply. placement supervisor) “Get work experience on local, regional or national newspapers, magazines or • An article about why regional broadcast stations. Check a news website every day (not just Twitter). you want to take an Immerse yourself in current affairs, watch documentaries such as Dispatches MA in Journalism • Other supporting and Panorama, listen to Radio 4’s Today programme and watch BBC1’s articles. Newsnight. If you say you don’t know who the Home Secretary is because you’ve been too busy doing your finals, you won’t get a place. If you let your general knowledge slip while you are trekking round Thailand in the summer, you will suffer. Read the appropriate media, whether that’s the Financial Times, New Scientist or Marie Claire – and most importantly, for broadcasters and TV students, watch and listen. Read books about journalism by top journalists and develop an appetite for brilliantly-written newspaper and magazine features. Take an interest in some of the issues covered and develop your own perspective on them. Start to read/watch/listen as a journalist (i.e. critically), and begin to question why something is news, how and why it is structured as it is and why specific words and images are used. Look at how the story is used across media platforms.”

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