At the end of this course, the students; 1) Realize the ideology in the way mainstream media handles the news. 2) Understand what the news includes and excludes. 3) Detect the factors concerning represantion, ideology and power when he reads/watches the news.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
This course focuses on the history of journalism, the journalists as professionals, the news production in the neoliberal era, news-reality relationship, ideology, power and language in news texts.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Course Contents and Modalities.
2nd Week
Mainstream Communication Theories and News Production Process.
3rd Week
Critical Communication Theories and News Production Process.
4th Week
Professionalism Ideology of Journalism and Press Freedom.
5th Week
The Political Economy of News Production: Ownership and Control.
6th Week
Journalist as a Craftsman in the Neo-liberal Era.
7th Week
The Corrosion of the Journalist?s Character in the Neoliberal Era.
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Meritocracy in Newsroom, Cultural and Economical Capital of the Journalists.
10th Week
News Value and Ratings.
11th Week
News and Reality.
12th Week
News, Ideology, Power and Language.
13th Week
Case Study.
14th Week
General Evaluation.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Bourdieu, Pierre, (1979), Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste: Routledge: NY. Gans, Herbert, (1979), Deciding What?s News, The Medill School of Journalism: NY. Schudson, Michael, (1978), Discovering the News, Sage: Ny. Sennett, Richard, (1998), The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism, W. W. Norton & Company: NY.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Total(%)
40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
60
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1
1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
1
20
20
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
15
15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
14
5
70
Total Workload
149
Total Workload / 30
4,96
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
