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MCM682 Global Media - Asia-Pacific Perspectives Assignment, Murdoch University, Australia

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of the unit you should be able to:

1. Understand the theories and discourses surrounding the subject of global media;

2. Identify major issues and debates in which the media is implicated in the Asia-Pacific region;

3. Demonstrate an ability to understand media development in the Asia-Pacific on a global scale and within national boundaries, as well as to local contexts;

4. Show competence in analysing Asia-Pacific media issues and discourses from the perspective of different political, economic and cultural contexts;

5. Acquire an ability to locate the media in relevant social contexts and in relation to its industrial needs, i.e., in terms of funding, producing, marketing and transmitting.

Assessment Item 3: Major Essay

Write an essay on of the rise and/or impact of a 'global media' in a town, city or country of your choosing, preferably within the Asia-Pacific region.

In the essay, you should:

Define 'global media' and explain the different reasons for their formation in, or influence on, the town, city or country of your choosing.

- Think about the factors or circumstances that enabled global media to thrive or gain influence and prominence in the town, city or country you chose.

Identify and introduce (in approximately 500 words or a maximum of 2 pages) either a global media outlet/site (e.g., newspaper, radio, magazine, television channel/network or online website).

Highlight some attributes of your chosen media outlet/site and compare them with/against the attributes of mainstream local media outlet/sites and other global media outlets/sites.

Explain the impact of the global media outlet or site you selected by describing its influence and/or the changes it effected on the town, city or country that you chose.

- Provide examples that can illustrate or demonstrate the influence and changes that you are describing in your essay.

Incorporate key theories and concepts of global media - from the unit as well as your own scholarly research - to critique the development of 'global media' more broadly.

Ways we can engage with global media:

- Media

- Content

- Government

- Regulations

- Regulatory constraints

- Funding

Note: Please include in-text references where necessary and provide a full reference list on the last page of your assignment.