EHR220 Sports Media 2 (8)

Sports Media 2 gives students an opportunity to develop and apply skills in two areas of sports journalism media. Students will analyse critiques of the industry and the use of text, sound and images in modern sports journalism and sports media. The subject also requires students to produce their own examples of sports media product. Students will critique the contemporary culture of sports media in Australia and globally, consider how cultural power works in the relationship between sport and media, contemplate how notions of gender, sexuality and discrimination affect sports media and also examine new spaces in which sports media operate (particularly online spaces). Sports Media 2 provides students with the opportunity to critically reflect on the changing landscapes on sports media and also prepares students for ethical and professional workplace experiences.

Subject Outlines
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Availability

Session 1 (30)
On Campus
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EHR220. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Exercise Science, Sport and Health

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to analyse the use of text, sound and images in sports media;
  • be able to critically analyse the construction of narrative and 'good writing' in sports media contexts;
  • be able to utilise research to develop their own ideas about the newsworthiness of sports stories and develop their own 'angles';
  • be able to critically reflect on the economic relationship of sport and media, and how cultural power and globalisation affects such relationships;
  • be able to plan, develop and produce their own sports journalism product in clear, concise and unambiguous professional communication according to the rules of the relevant genre of sports media;
  • be able to respond to and implement feedback on their own sports journalism product and professional practice.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Critiquing the contemporary culture of sports journalism;
  • The image and status of the sports journalist;
  • The sport-media relationship and cultural power;
  • Sports media, commercialisation and globalisation;
  • Sports media, gender, sexuality, masculinity and femininity;
  • Sport and new/online media;
  • The future of sports media;
  • Critical reflections of the sports media.

Contact

Current Students

For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure please contact Student Central or ask@csu.edu.au or phone on 1800 275 278.

Prospective Students

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 275 278 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.

The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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