POLITICAL JOURNALISM
- Course
- JOUR381 - POLITICAL JOURNALISM
- Department
- Journalism - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 5
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course examines the relationship between journalism and politics and its place in the broader media landscape. In particular it will address the contribution which journalism can make to the public understanding of, and public engagement with, political discourse. Student journalists will focus on the major practical and theoretical issues affecting political journalism and reflect on the role they can play as political reporters in a variety of contexts. Students will also produce original political reporting, which will be examined via a portfolio of original written work. The course will also feature contributions from local professional journalists specializing in political coverage.
POLITICAL JOURNALISM
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
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Course outcomes
- 01 Analyse the techniques used in political reporting (4)
- 02 Evaluate the relationship between journalism and the political process (5)
- 03 Implement practical skills in newspaper and magazine writing (4)
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Intro. Political Journalism |
| Week 2 | The Importance of General Knowledge - English - Experience and IT skills |
| Week 3 | Local - Regional - National and International Knowledge |
| Week 4 | Political Journalism: The most Sacred Part of Journalism |
| Week 5 | Factors Shaping Political Journalism: Mutual Interdependencies |
| Week 6 | Normative Perspectives on Political Journalism |
| Week 7 | Politics - Political parties - leaders - elections - parliament - government - NGO's |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 9 | Factors Shaping Political Journalism |
| Week 10 | The System Level |
| Week 11 | The Organizational Level |
| Week 12 | The Individual Level |
| Week 13 | Patterns in Political Journalism |
| Week 14 | Review |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication 2028
- 02 Mass Media and Political Communication PP
Learning Outcomes
No learning outcomes have been defined.
Program Outcomes
- P01 To be able to understand analog and digital games' theoretical and historical development.
- P02 Has a general understanding of the history and culture of the nation and the world in which he lives.
- P03 Digital game engines are well-suited for application.
- P04 His/Her mastery of the fundamental sciences underpins his/her expertise in the creation of digital games.
- P05 Understand the mechanics, logic, and frameworks of analog and digital games.
- P06 Possesses an aesthetic sensibility and knowledge of art.
- P07 Communication, art, music, psychology, sociology, mythology, philosophy, economics, cinema, history, and other disciplines gained the potential to benefit from one another during the game design process.
- P08 Knowing how media and digital games affect people and society and designing games responsibly in light of that knowledge.
- P09 Be able to assess critically the knowledge and abilities acquired through research in the area and other related areas.
- P10 Acquires expertise in artistic design to aid in the creation of digital games.
- P11 Make good use of digital game creation software and programs.
- P12 Possesses the skills necessary to write the code for digital games created for various platforms.
- P13 Possesses the capacity to jointly build digital games' aesthetic and computational aspects.
- P14 Possesses the capacity to create and communicate stories utilizing a variety of technologies.
- P15 Has the capacity to design, plan, and analyze the game as a concept.
- P16 Possesses the capacity to come up with tangible fixes for the issues that arise during the creation of digital games.
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