GLOBAL JOURNALISM

Course Description

This course will encourage students to address the issues facing modern journalists and news organizations working in the international arena, both in practical and critical terms. The course will examine the ways in which globalization has influenced processes of news gathering and dissemination, the practical and ethical challenges which journalists encounter in an international context, and the relationship between journalistic practices and emerging media technologies. Students will also make comparative studies of individual news stories, examining the ways in which the same news events are reported in different ways by different new organizations according to their dominant ideological positions.

GLOBAL JOURNALISM

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

1. 01 1. assess journalism profession
2. 02 2. analyze news values and essentials for news journalism
3. 03 3. evaluate global news and its differences from local, national and international news
4. 04 4. implement the major news agencies, most circulated and most web ranked newspapers
5. 05 5. identify public broadcasting and classify most influential television corporations in the world

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 newsmanual.net Chapter 1 - 7

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 1. assess journalism profession
2. L02 2. analyze news values and essentials for news journalism
3. L03 3. evaluate global news and its differences from local, national and international news
4. L04 4. implement the major news agencies, most circulated and most web ranked newspapers
5. L05 5. identify public broadcasting and classify most influential television corporations in the world

Program Outcomes

1. Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modelling methods for this purpose.
3. Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4. Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analysing and solving complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
5. Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyse and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions.
6. Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7. Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions.
8. Recognition of the need for lifelong learning ; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
9. Consciousness to behave according to ethical principles and professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge on standards used in engineering practice.
10. Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
11. Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.

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