1. Journalism in Multicultural Societies
This session focuses on the importance of human rights and intercultural understanding in relation to journalism.
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2. The International Human Rights System
This session provides an introduction to the international human rights system and how it has evolved since the Second World War.
3. The European Human Rights System
This session focuses on the human rights system in Europe, the most advanced human rights system in the world.
4. The Philosophical Foundations of Freedom of Speech
This session provides a brief introduction to the reasons behind the idea of freedom of speech.
5. Freedom of Expression as a Human Right
This session focuses on freedom of expression and how it is protected in the international human rights documents.
6. New Media: Irreversible Changes in Journalism
This session examines the creation of new media and the challenges it raises for journalism.
7. Representation, Identity and Discrimination in Journalism
This session focuses on anti-discriminatory practice in journalism and the phenomenon of media representation.
8. Journalism and Diversity
This session discusses the term diversity, which has often replaced multiculturalism in academic debates, a term criticized for being ideological and politicized.
11. Accountability of Journalists
This session outlines central aspects of media ethics, as they appear in professional codes of ethics all over the world.
9. The “Others” through History and Today. The Role of Media in Mass Communication.
This session examines ethnic tolerance and the role of media in the intercultural dialogue.
10. Journalism and Gender
This session gives a brief introduction to how the media cover gender issues. What are the challenges?
An online manual on intercultural understanding, ethics and human rights to be used by teachers and students in journalism education. Read more.