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COM3707 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 13 September 2024
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COM3707 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 13 September 2024 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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COM3707Assignment 2
Semester 2 2024 -
DUE 13 September
2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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, COM3707 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 13 September 2024
Question 1
1.1 Critically discuss three of the six normative media theories that influence the making of
policy for the media and the three normative terms that can be used in democracies to reassess
these media theories. (25)
1.1 Discuss professional media ethics with specific reference to professionalisation and the
influence of the sociopolitical structure. (20) [45]
To address this question thoroughly, let's break it down into two parts: the first part focuses on
three of the six normative media theories and their influence on media policy, along with three
normative terms used in democracies to reassess these theories. The second part discusses
professional media ethics with a focus on professionalisation and the influence of the
sociopolitical structure.
### Part 1: Normative Media Theories and Normative Terms in Democracies
#### Normative Media Theories
1. **Authoritarian Theory**
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