WMU: Media Ethics in London (Short-term faculty led)
- Location(s): London, The United Kingdom
- Program Type(s): Study Abroad, High School
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Special program information sessions:The faculty Director, Dr. Borden, conducts info sessions where she delivers detail about the trip and the itinerary. She will also answer questions. It has proven helpful in the past for students interested i... read more
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Special program information sessions:
The faculty Director, Dr. Borden, conducts info sessions where she delivers detail about the trip and the itinerary. She will also answer questions. It has proven helpful in the past for students interested in the trip.
Come to meet the program faculty director, Dr. Borden and Study Abroad specialist, Anastassia Kaml and learn more about the program:
Program faculty director:
Dr. Sandra L. Borden
(269) 387-0362
E-mail: sandra.borden@wmich.edu
Summer II 2017 program dates:
On campus: The required on-campus classes will be 4-6 p.m. June 29, June 30, July 6, July 7 and August 7.
Traveling: July 11-July 26, 2017
Program is administered with the support of WMU approved provider, AIFS.
This program is an intensive, comparative introduction to media ethics and media literacy in London. As an international media capital, London is the perfect “text” for exploring media discourses in another historical, political and cultural context. Students will compare ethical expectations regarding freedom of expression, professionalism, and public service in the media. Specific topics may include:
- The dynamic nature of identity across borders, across media, and across time. Focus on class, ethnicity and Europeanization in media representations of “Britishness.”
- Normative press theories and the relation of the U.K. press to the state
- Legal frameworks for media regulation in the U.K.
- Models of professionalism and their relation to unionization in the U.K. media
- Global media discourses (e.g., immigration, austerity, celebrity, terrorism, consumerism, sports)
- Global media events (e.g., royal weddings, Olympics, FIFA World Cup)
Program Type(s):
Study AbroadHigh School
Program Length(s):
- Summer
- Short Term