School of Communication Studies

 

Semester 1, 2008

 

Outline

Introduction

Publication

Timetable
Lecturer
Prescriptor
Outcomes
Assessment
Readings

 

149118 POSTGRADUATE
APJ logo Asia-Pacific Journalism


Handbook

Horta
East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta - target of a failed
assassination attempt in February 2008.

All you need to know about your Asia-Pacific Journalism lectures, tutorials, readings and seminars will be available on the AUTOnline course site during the semester. Check AUT Online daily for announcements.

This paper covers comparative journalism and reporting in the Asia-Pacific region. Related internships are available for paper credits under 148109 Practical Project (30pts) or 149106 Cooperative Education (30pts) for the Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Studies (Journalism) or a Masters in Communication Studies degree.

Semester 1 2008
Points: 15
Level 9

Lecturer

Master of Communication Studies (MCS)
Bachelor of Communication Studies (Honours) | BCS (Hons)
Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Studies (Journalism)
Graduate Diploma in Journalism (GDJ)

Learning hours:
Lectures: 12 hours
Tutorials: 24 hours
Student-directed learning: 114 hours
Total: 150 hours

Lecture and tutorial timetable

Tuesday   Lecture:
9-10 am
Rm
WT 1211
Tuesday   Tutorial:
10-12 am
Rm
WT 1211

Lecturer

Associate Professor David Robie
Dr Robie is paper leader. He has worked and reported in the Asia-Pacific region for more than 25 years. He can be found in the Pacific Media Centre, Room WT002 of the AUT Tower Building. David's extension is 7834 and his media website is at Asia Pacific Network and blog Café Pacific. Several media industry guest lecturers also contribute to this paper.


Library journalism resource:
www.aut.ac.nz/library/library_resources/subject_guides/journalism/

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Prescriptor

Introduces advanced studies in comparative journalism and media globalisation with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. The political economy of the media in selected regional countries is examined. As well as the contextual media environment, this paper offers opportunities for in-depth regional reportage on cultural, environmental, political, governance, national development, social, media freedom and legal issues.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this paper, successful students will be able to:

  • Develop a critical understanding of comparative journalism studies and media globalisation
  • Research and evaluate the political economy of the media in selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Develop and manage a portfolio of in-depth specialist reportage
  • Research and discuss relevant applied theoretical perspectives, and deploy these perspectives as part of the conceptual development of the practice of journalism


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Paper requirements

To successfully complete the paper, students will:

  • Complete and pass ALL three assignments, and gain a combined pass total of at least 50%.
  • Attend 80% of lectures and tutorials.
  • Participate actively in the paper forum on AUT Online.

    Assessment weighting:
  • A1: Seminar analysing an Asia-Pacific news/current affairs resource (eg. Radio New Zealand International, Asia Down Under or Tagata Pasifika): 20%
  • A2: Published portfolio of specialist Asia-Pacific reports: 50%
  • A3: Exegesis: 30%
    Total: 100%

Publication outlets

Arrangements have been made for the following possible portfolio publication outlets, but you may also publish elsewhere:

Also:

 
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNALISM OUTLINE

Week 1:
Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)

March 4

Introduction:
Introduction: David Robie
TUES: 9-10am:Barbouzes, bullets and beat-ups: Pacific media realities
- An overview of political realities in Pacific and impact on media
- Faultlines in Asia-Pacific political issues
- Strategies for reporting the region
- Global media flows - the unstable nexus
- Course overview

TUTES: 10-10.45am Fri Pres: Media Freedom in the Pacific DVD documentary resource

11-12noon: Asia-Pacific library research workshop
Ann McKillop

Week 2:
Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)

March 11
Graduation Week

Comparative international reporting models: David Robie
TUES: 9-10am:
- Siebert's Four Theories of the Press model - revisited and critiqued
- Revolutionary journalism. transitional journalism and development journalism models
- Robie's 'Four Worlds' news values model
- Case study: Asia in the Pacific
- Media accountability in the developing world

TUTES: 10-11am: Briefing on assignments A1, A2 and A3

11-12noon: Asia-Pacific Border - Ben Bohane

Week 3:
Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)
March 18


Indonesian politics and the media: Guest - Daniel Eaton (The Press, former Reuters correspondent in Jakarta)
TUES: 9-10.30am
- Political economy of the media in the world's most populous Muslim country
- The relationship between Indonesia and Australia, NZ and Pacific neighbours (eg. PNG)

TUTES: 10.30-11.30am: The Black Road: On the Front Line of Aceh's War (Billy Nessen - DVD documentary resource)
11.30-12noon: Student analysis, workshop possible Indonesia/East Timor article prospects

Week 4:
Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)

March 25

EASTER
No classes

A2: Portfolio 1 story due

Week 5:
Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)

April 1


East Timor - Guest: Author and Indonesian Human Rights Committee spokesperson Maire Leadbeater - (Author of Negligent Neighbour and Indonesian Human Rights Committee spokesperson)
TUES: 9-10am:
- The world's newest and poorest country
- Overview of the 25-year struggle for independence
- The Timor Leste relationship with NZ
- Regime change - Timor Gap oil and how Alkatari was ousted and replaced by a more compliant government

TUTES: 10-11.30am: Land of the Morning Star (Mark Worth - DVD documentary resource)

11.30-12noon: Student analysis, workshopping possible East Timor, West Papua article prospects

Week 6:
Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)

April 8

 

Geopolitical analysis: Melanesia to Fiji and the 'arc of instability'
Guest: Selwyn Manning (co-editor of Scoop)
TUES: 9-10am:
- Crossroads of Melanesia and Polynesia
- The legacy of four coups
- Rabuka - the 'indigenous messiah'
- Behind the George Speight attempted coup of 2000
- The Bainimarama military coup in 2006 and post-coup Fiji

TUTES: 10-11am: Cyclone George (Chris Masters - DVD 4 Corners documentary resource)

11-12noon: Student analysis, workshop Fiji article prospects

Week 7:
Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)




April 15

 



A1: Presentation of Asia-Pacific news/current affairs seminars


April 21-May 4

Mid-semester break
Week 8:
Lecture
(Monday)

Tutorial		 May 6
 

Gender power in the Pacific
Guest - Julie Middleton (formerly a journalist and gender advocate with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community)
TUES: 9-10am:
- An overview of the gender issues in the region
- The politics of migration/ environmental degradation and the impoact on family life
- Human rights violations and prospects for the future
- A strategy for reporting gender and human rights issues in the region

TUTES: 10-11am: Children of the Crocodile (DVD documentary resource)
11-12noon: Student discussion/workshopping of possible gender and human rights stories

A2: Portfolio 2 story due
Week 9:
Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)


 May 13

Health and environmental issues
Guest - Ingrid Leary (TV3 roving foreign correspondent)
TUES: 9-10am:
- Global warming
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific struggle with democracy
- Marine resources
- Pollution and the atoll
- The rise of HIV/AIDS
- The role of the Pacific Islands Forum

TUTES: 10-11am: Peatri (Ingrid Leary - DVD award-winning documentary resource)
11-12noon: Analysis by students, workshop article prospects

Week 10:
Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)


 May 20

Asia in the Pacific
- David Robie
TUES: 9-10am:
- Chequebook diplomacy
- Rivalry between Beijing and Taipei
- The aid vacuum
- Implications for Pacific sovereignty

Political and disaster reporting in the Asia-Pacific
Guest - Jon Stephenson (freelance foreign correspondent)
TUES: 10.30-12pm:
- From Kashmir to Iraq: Problems of reporting international conflict for the NZ media
Tsunami: a case study on disaster reportage
- Developing foreign reporting networks
- Safety in the field

Week 11:
Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)		 May 27

Pursuing the hidden Pacific stories
Guest - Barbara Dreaver (TVNZ Pacific Unit correspondent)
TUES: 9-10am:
- Strategies for gaining access to difficult stories
- Environmental and economic stories with a human face
- The role of the Pacific Islands Forum
- TVNZ's Pacific Unit

TUTES: 10-11am: Resource programme (TVNZ)
11-12noon: Analysis by students, workshop article prospects.

Week 12

Lecture
(Tuesday)

Tutorial
(Tuesday)
 June 3

Social action and advocacy reporting in the region David Robie
TUES: 9-10am:
- Advocacy journalism and the implications in Asia-Pacific region
- Pacific case studies - the Rainbow Warrior affair. Its legal and political legacy for journalists two decades on


TUTES: 10-11am: Agent S, Rainbow Warrior, Sunday (TVNZ)
11-12noon: Student analysis, workshop article prospects.


A2: Portfolio 3 story due Thursday, June 5

Week 13

No lectures
Assignments only


June 12


A2: Final portfolio of published specialist reports,
A3: Exegesis, due Thursday, June 12

Note: This schedule may be subject to change. Changes will be posted at AUT Online.

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 Assessment

Details in Assessment folder on AUT Online

Assessment Due date Learning outcome

A1: Seminar (10%)

   Week 7
April 15 		1, 2

A1: Essay (10%)

20% Week 7
April 15 		1, 2
A2: Portfolio story 1 (15%)   Week 4
March 25 		3
A2: Portfolio story 2 (15%)   Week 8
May 6 		3
A2: Portfolio story 3 (15%)   Week 12
June 3 		3
A2: Final portfolio (5%) 50% Week 13
June 12 		3
A3: Exegesis (30%) 30% Week 13
June 12 		1, 2, 3, 4


Assignment A1 (20%): Asia-Pacific media resource seminar
Due during tutorials, Tuesday, April 15, (Week 7)
In this 10-minute seminar you will need to demonstrate your knowledge of a selected media news/current affairs resource specialising in Asia-Pacific reportage based on your original research and interviews - such as Radio New Zealand International, Asia Down Under or Tagata Pasifika. (Powerpoint, video or other resources can be used for this seminar presentation). A 1500 word publishable standard paper must be handed in with this seminar.

Assignment A2 (50%): Asia-Pacific portfolio of published specialist reports
Briefing during first two weeks.
Due:
1st report: 4pm, Tuesday, March 27 (Week 4)
2nd report: 4pm. Tuesday, May 6 (Week 8)
3rd report: 4pm, Thursday, June 5 (Week 12)
Final portfolio due: 4pm, Thursday, June 12 (Week 13)

OPTION A:
A minimum of three researched and published/publishable news and current affairs articles on specialist Asia-Pacific topics. The articles must be:

  • About 1200wds (actual wordage depends on target publication)
  • Contain a minimum of five varied and balanced sources
  • Filed with a publication standard photograph

Possible publication outlets.

OPTION B:
Note: This option is available only to postgraduate students with professional broadcast/multimedia/digital journalism experience. It is conditional on the student having appropriate resources available. Approval is needed from the paper leader :
 A minimum of three video or audio reports on specialist Asia-Pacific current affairs topics. The audio or video reports must be:

  • Between 5min and 12min in duration
  • Contain a minimum of three varied and balanced sources.
  • Filed with a standard audio/video information sheet with a five paragraph "intro"

Audio and video reports to be posted on:
Pacific Media Centre Online
www.pmc.aut.ac.nz
PMC's YouTube channel
www.youtube.com/user/pacmedcentre
Scoop TV on Stratos or Triangle
www.stratostv.co.nz >> programmes >> Scoop

OPTION C
Note: This option is available only to non-journalism stream postgraduate students:
A 2500 word essay researching and analysing a current issue in the region and how it has been framed and reported in the NZ and/or Pacific media. Full APA referencing and bibliography required for this assignment.


Assignment A3 (30%): Exegesis
Briefing during first week, due 4pm, Thursday, June 12 (Week 13)
Research and write an exegesis (5000 wds) on a specialist Asia-Pacific topic applying a research methodology and theoretical base. This exegesis should ideally relate to the portfolio of published journalism.


Extensions and late assignments
One whole grade will be deducted for each day an assignment is late.

 A time extension for submitting an assignment may be granted in cases of sickness, bereavement or personal crisis. Poor time management is not grounds for an extension being granted. Applications for extensions should be made to Rosser Johnson.

Turnitin

As an issue of fairness to all students, wherever possible, Turnitin software is used to check assignments presented in a written form on the BCS / CCS / Graduate Diploma. The software enables students to be sure that their coursework has not inadvertently plagiarised some existing text. Please refer to the Turnitin students’ guide for details of how to use the software. This is available via the Student Handbook icon on your computer desktop .

Cover sheet

Assignments must be submitted with the appropriate School of Communication Studies cover sheet. This is available online at:
Coversheet
Please ensure the cover sheet is signed before attaching it to an assignment.

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Readings

Prescribed texts
These books are listed under David Robie or the paper number in the Course Reserve section of the Library Catalogue.
http://aut.lconz.ac.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=rbSearch

Journalism journals including Pacific Journalism Review:
http://io.knowledge-basket.co.nz.ezproxy.aut.ac.nz/iomags/033-01.html
Or go to Library >> subject journalism >> databases >> newztext >> magazines/newspapers

Useful media archive resource: Pacific Media Watch www.pmw.c2o.org

Asia-Pacific Journalism Readings 2008. Auckland: AUT University, School of Communication Studies.

AUT Journalism Style Book 2008

Bertrand, C-J. (2000). Media Ethics and Accountability Systems. London : Transaction Publishers.
D 175 BER

Bertrand, C-J. (2003). An Arsenal for Democracy: Media Accountability Systems. Cresskill ,
NJ: New Hampton Press.
D 075 ARS

Crocombe, R. G. (2007). Asia in the Pacific Islands: Replacing the West. Suva: University of the South Pacific.
327.5095 CRO

Burchett, G. (2005). Memoirs of a Rebel Journalist: The Autobiography of Wilfred Burchett. Sydney : UNSW.
D 070.4332092 BUR

Dadge, D. (2005). Silenced: International Journalists Expose Media Censorship. New York , NY : Prometheus Books.
D 323.445 SIL

de Beer, A. S., and J. C. Merrill (2004). Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems (4th Ed.). New York: Pearson Education Inc. 070.4 GLO

De Burgh, H. (2003). The Chinese Journalist: Mediating information in the world’s most populous country. London : Routledge-Curzon.
079.510904 BUR

Dixit, K. (1997). Dateline.Earth.:Journalism.as.if.the.planet.mattered. Manila : Inter Press Service.

Duffield L, and J Cokley (eds.) (2006). I Journalist: Coping with and crafting media information in the 21st Century. French’s Forest NSW: Pearson Education Australia,
D 302.23 IJO

Field, M., T. Baba and U. Nabobo-Baba (2005). Speight of Violence: Inside Fiji ’s 2000 coup. Auckland : Reed.
D 996.11 FIE

Freedom House (2006). Freedom of the Press 2006: A Global Survey of Media Independence . Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield.
D 323.445 FRE

Goodman, A. and J. Pollack (1997). The World on a String: How to become a Freelance Foreign Correspondent. New York : Henry Holt & Co.

Henderson, J. and G. Watson (2005). Securing a Peaceful Pacific. Christchurch : University of Canterbury Press.
D 355.033595 SEC

Knight, A. (2001). Reporting the Orient. Chicago : Xlibris.
D 070.4332 KNI

Knight, A. and Y. Nakano (1999). Reporting Hong Kong : Foreign Media and the Handover. London : St Martin ’s Press.

Layton , S. (1992). The Contemporary Pacific Islands Press. Brisbane : Department of Journalism, University of Queensland.
D 070.1 LAY

Leadbeater, M. (2007). Negligent Neighbour: New Zealand's complicity in the invasion and occupation of Timor-Leste. Nelson: Craig Potton Publishing.
D 959.87032 LEA

Manning, S., Y. Ryan and K. Small (2004). I almost forgot about the Moon: Disinformation about the Ahmed Zaoui case. Auckland : Multimedia Investments.
D 323.6310993 MAN

Moala, K. (2002). Island Kingdom Strikes Back: The Story of an Independent Island Newspaper, Taimi ‘o Tonga . Auckland : Pacmedia.
D 079.9612 MOA

Papoutsaki, V. and U. Harris. (2008 forthcoming). South Pacific Islands Communication: Rregional Perspectives, Local issues. Singapore: AMIC; Suva: USP and Auckland: AUT Pacific Media Centre.

Pearson, M. (2007). The Journalist’s Guide to Media Law: Dealing with Legal and Ethical Issues (3rd Ed.). Sydney : Allen & Unwin.
D 343.940998 PEA

Pilger, J. (2006). Freedom Next Time. London : Bantam Press.
D 343.49 PIL

Pilger, J. (2004). Tell Me No Lies: Investigative Journalism and its Triumphs. London : Jonathan Cape .
D 070.43 TEL

Powles, M. (Ed.). (2006). Pacific Futures. Canberra : Pandanus Books, Australian National University.
D 320.9182309051 PAC

Robertson, R. and W. Sutherland (2001). Government by the Gun: The Unfinished Business of Fiji ’s 2000 Coup. Sydney : Pluto Press.
D 320.099611 ROB

Robie, D. (2005). Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior. Auckland APN Books.
327.12099324 ROB

Robie, D. (2004). Mekim Nius: South Pacific Media, Politics and Education. Suva : University of the South Pacific and AUT Media.
D070.4071195 ROB

Robie, D. (2001). The Pacific Journalist: A Practical Guide . Suva : The University of the South Pacific.
D 070.4 ROB

Robie, D. (2005). Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior. Auckland APN Books.
327.12099324 ROB

Robie, D. (1995). Nius Bilong Pasifik: Mass Media in the Pacific. Port Moresby: University of PNG Press.
D 302.230995 NIU

Robie, D. (1989). Blood on their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific. London : Zed Books.
D 320.540995 ROB

Singh, S. and B. Prasad. (2008, forthcoming). Development Issues and Challenges for the Media in the Pacific. Suva: University of the South Pacific; Singapore: AMIC; Auckland: AUT Pacific Media Centre.

Street, J. (2001). Mass Media, Politics and Democracy. New York : Palgrave.
D 302.23 STR

Weaver, D. H. (1998). The Global Journalist: News People Around the World. Creskill , NJ : Hampton Press.
D 070.50922 GLO

Zayani, M. (2005). The Al Jazeera Phenomenon: Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media. London : Pluto Press.
D 302.2309536 AL

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