THE MEDIUM AND THE MESSAGE: PRINT AND BROADCAST NEWS
KEY TOPICS
â—¾ Analysis of codes and conventions in news media
â—¾ Application of codes and conventions to a news story
â—¾ Media languages and meaning: assessment and analysis of news and information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this unit, teachers will be able to:
â—¾ Analyze the codes and conventions used in television, radio and newspaper coverage
of an event
â—¾ Apply these codes and conventions to a particular news story
â—¾ Evaluate the ways in which a medium and its particular codes and conventions can
shape the message being conveyed
â—¾ Assess the information that can be conveyed through the use of a particular medium
