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Guest lecture
On March 6th (Monday) 2.15 - 4.00 p.m (14.15-16.00) Vibeke Sperling, senior foreign affairs journalist in Politiken (Copenhagen) and former guest profesor at IKM, will give a guest lecture on "Media and democracy in the former Soviet states, especially the development in Russia, Belo-Russia and Ukrania". She will also comment on the coming elections in Belo-Russia and Ukraina. The lecture is part of the course "Trends in international journalism", but all interested in the topic are welcome.
Seminar groups, Tuesday February 28th
1) Discuss the distinction between 'issue-spesific frames' and 'generic frames' (de Vreese, chapter 2). Try to find examples of such types of framing in news texts in Norwegian media.
2) de Vreese concludes (p. 165) that the 'European' news story essentially is a domestic story. Discuss the factors influencing a 'national framing' of news.
February 27th, Change of subject
The planned lecture about war pictures on February 27th has been cancelled. Instead Kristin Orgeret will talk about 'Media in post-apartheid Africa'.
Seminar groups, Tuesday February 21th
'Spin' is today a much used concept in discussions about journalism and public relations. Discuss how it is or can be defined. Have you in the international or Norwegian press the last years seen examples of 'news mangement' that you will describe as 'spin'?
Extra group question, tuesday February 14th or tuesday 21th
Discuss the 'framing conflicts' between different actors concerning the publication of the Mohammad caricaturs.
Seminar groups, Tuesday February 14
Discuss the documentary 'The Control Room' and the roles of the main characters. How did Jihane Nouijaim frame the channel? Do you think the documentary missed 'critical distance'?
Seminar groups, Tuesday February 7th
1) Discuss question 2 connected to Hjarvards lecture (see last weeks discussion). If you finished this discussion, go directly to question 2:
2) Discuss Al-Jazeeras role in different stages of the last (and continuing) Iraq war. How would you characterize che channels framing of the conflict compared to influential Norwegian media (like the NRK)?
Seminar groups, Tuesday January 31th
The topic is "News in a Globalized Society".
Questions for discussion
1) Go to the BBC news and look at the discussion forum 'Have your say'. How is the discussion forum organized and to what extent can it be said to consitute a kind of transnational or global public sphere for public deliberation?
2) Go to Al Jazeeras English website and look at teir section om global news. To what extent is their global news different from other international news providers (For instance BBC or CNN - if at all?
Seminar groups, Tuesday January the 24th
The topic is "The Sociology of Journalism". Literature: Brian McNair.
Questions for discussion:
1) "Independent Journalism" is an ideal for most news organizations. Discuss this standard in relation to the economic relationships of modern media.
2) Try to find examples of 'biased journalism'. How fruitful is the concept?
Jour 3422, Trends in international journalism. Lectures and seminars spring 2006
Monday 16/1: The Sociology of News Sigurd Allern
Monday 23/1: News in a Globalized Society Stig Hjarvard
Wednesday 25/1 Public Journalism and Democratic Theory John Durham Peters
Monday 30/1 Al Jazzera – a Counterflow on the Global Media Scene Tine U. Figenschou
Monday 6/2 Control room. A documentary by Jehane Noujaim about Al Jazeera and the Gulf War in 2003
Monday 13/2 News, PR and Power Sigurd Allern
Monday 20/2 Framing Europe Sigurd Allern
Monday 27/2 Media in post-apartheid Africa Kristin Skare Orgeret
EXTRA LECTURE ON THE 25th OF JANUARY
The lectures are normally on Mondays, 14.15-16.00. However, on Wednesday the 25th of January (12.15 - 14.00), you are welcome to attend to an additional lecture by a visiting American scholar, Professor John Durham Peters. The lecture will be in room 205, 澳门葡京手机版app下载sparken.