Sumários
Newspaper editorials.
21 Novembro 2016, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Newspapers editorials: (a) analysing the language, tone, and structure of editorials from British tabloid and quality newspapers; (b) reading and discussion of two editorials from US papers: "Killings of journalists bring gun violence to dark new level" (The New York Times") and "The arriving miserables" (The Washington Times). HOMEWORK: Write an evidence-based editorial (instructions sent by email).
Watching a TED talk. Writing an opinion essay.
16 Novembro 2016, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Watching a TED talk: Does the media have a 'duty of care'? In-class individual assignment: Writing an opinion essay on press regulation and the consequences of tabloid excesses.
The popular press: a group discussion based on four reading passages.
14 Novembro 2016, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
The week in review: two students' oral presentations. The popular press: a group discussion based on four reading passages - "Spoilt papers"; "Did the Mail and Sun help swing the UK towards Brexit?";"Migrant 'cockroaches' and the need to tame tabloid hate"; and "Stop the press: Rupert Murdoch, the Leveson Inquiry, and press freedom in the UK".