COMS233-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024

Media Law for Journalists

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

This course aims to give you the foundational knowledge you need to practice ethically and legally as a journalist. By the end of the course you’re expected to have developed a basic understanding of the range and impact of laws and regulations restricting the media and journalists in New Zealand, as well as practical skills in court reporting. You will be required to attend a courts field trip, and to create and share work with others in order to learn from and support each other. Please note, the course’s practical focus requires active in-class engagement. It is not a distance course. Note: This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) or Graduate Diploma in Journalism.

Prerequisites

Limited Entry: Subject to admission to the Journalism Major and permission from the Head of Department.

Restrictions

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 252 Lecture Theatre
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Field Trip A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 17:00 - 19 Aug - 25 Aug
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 11:00 - 13:00 James Logie 104
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct

Course Coordinator

Conan Young

Lecturer

Ursula Cheer

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Workshop Attendance & Participation 10% Attendance & participation -- 1.5% per workshop attended up to a maximum of 10%.
2 x Tutorial assignments 5% You will be assigned court report writing tasks, which we will workshop in class. · Week 4 - bring a story draft to the workshop based on the notes you've been provided (2.5%, pass/fail). DUE Aug 9, 11am. Week 5 - bring a story draft to the workshop based on the notes you've been provided (2.5%, pass/fail). DUE Aug 16, 11am.
Field Trip Assignment 23 Aug 2024 5% Mon 19 August 2024 we aim to attend the Christchurch courts as a class, where you will take notes from the courtroom and write a court report that we will workshop in class later that week.
Portfolio of court stories 20 Oct 2024 40% 3 court stories, from 3 separate cases. No more than 400 words. The minimum word count for your portfolio (i.e. all 3 stories combined) must be more than 800 words.
Law Exam 40% Open book exam on all work covered in 11 lectures.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $955.00

International fee $4,061.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 25

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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