GETTING STARTED WITH A WEEKLY BLOG ON JOURNALISM AS A SOCIOCULTURAL PHENOMENON COURSE

 

By Mustapha Muhammed Jamiu(Course Instructor) 

Welcome to the weekly blog on the course "Journalism As a Sociocultural Phenomenon" of the English masters student of Global Journalism program of the Mass Communication Department of RUDN University of Russia. The goal of the course is to help students to form a critical perspective on the relationship of journalism and sociocultural phenomenon their current environment, their involvement in its growth, development and challenges. 

In this weekly blog, student are expected to write a 500 words blog post on the topic and question relating to key topics and themes addressed in the module which will given by the lecturer at the end of the lesson. Remember that critical thinking, academic research, writing and referencing skills will be assessed.

To achieve a maximum point and grade at the end of the module, you are required to do the following;

  • Post your 500 words article(by due date).
  • Write your name as I did in the beginning of the post.
  • Use a creative headline for your post.
  • Compliment your article with a befitting picture.
  • Comment on your course mates post (Critically support or against from your point of view or reference to literature or experiences from your cultural background.

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