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)

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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. P01 1. Gained the necessary skills to learn and adopt a spirit of continuous learning in their professional life.
2. P02 2. Developed various skills by working independently via specific learned techniques that both triggered individual efforts and encouraged collaborative work.
3. P03 3. Acquired the essential knowledge and skills to apply key theories, models and applications within the global business context.
4. P04 4. Adopted and applied critical and strategic thinking together with research capabilities for efficient and effective business decisions.
5. P05 5. Utilized and managed ethically information technologies required for contemporary business world.
6. P06 6. Been equipped with conceptual and analytical skills necessary for team work within global organizations.
7. P07 7. Displayed their learnt communication skills that are required to effectively interact in a cross cultural and diverse international work environment.
8. P08 8. Applied their acquired knowledge within the changing work environment.
9. P09 9. Developed an understanding of ethical perspectives and social responsibilities to be used at work and in personal life.

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