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Journalism and Society Essay Questions, 2015 – Submission 2pm, Tues 5th Jan 2016. Students are required to answer ONE of the following questions: 1. Critically evaluate the range of factors which led to the formation of the BBC radio news in the 1920s. 2. “ITN’s mission was to make significant news more interesting, more comprehensible and more acceptable” (Crisell, 2002). Discuss this statement with reference to the evolution of television news in 1950s Britain. 3. In what ways has the rise of online journalism changed the production and output of the news media? 4. How might the political economy of the media ownership in the UK inform and shape the nature of British news media? 5. “The media do not simply and transparently report events which are ‘naturally’ newsworthy in themselves. ‘News’ is the end-product of a complex process which begins with a systematic sorting and selecting of events and topics according to a socially constructed set of categories.” (Hall et al, 1978, 53) (reprinted 1999: 249) Discuss this statement with reference to studies of news values, sourcing and other relevant news production factors. 6. How has the coverage of politics in the media changed and how has it stayed the same over the last 150 years? 7. “The political media are important because ‘a mature democracy depends on having an educated electorate, informed and connected through parliament’, and it is principally through the media that such an electorate can be formed.” (McNair, 2000: 1) Explain to what extent is this could be argued as an accurate depiction of present British society. Guidance: The essay is an academic essay, 2,000 words in length, properly referenced with a full and accurate bibliography. Questions address the main themes of the module and students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of the key theoretical issues. Essays must be well researched and argued, and exhibit a high degree of engagement with the literature outlined during the module. Marking criteria are as follows: 1. Evidence of wide reading and reflection 2. Clarity of argument 3. Fluent writing style 4. Topic covered in depth 5. Relevance to the essay question 6. Accurate presentation of evidence 7. Legible and well set out 8. Correct grammar and spelling throughout 9. Correct referencing and bibliography...