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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

  1. 01 Analyse the techniques used in political reporting (4)
  2. 02 Evaluate the relationship between journalism and the political process (5)
  3. 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

  1. 01 Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication 2028
  2. 02 Mass Media and Political Communication PP

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes

  1. P01 Students know the stages of production of radio, television and cinema productions, have the ability and competence to plan and implement work in the stages of production.
  2. P02 Students know the basic working principles and operations of audiovisual production tools, have the ability to effectively use these tools in the production process of radio, television and cinema productions.
  3. P03 Students have knowledge about theories in the field of radio, television and cinema.
  4. P04 Students know the historical development process of radio, television and cinema in the world and in Turkey.
  5. P05 Students know the legislation governing the field of radio, television and cinema, national and international professional organizations and ethical principles.
  6. P06 Students know the types of programs in radio and television broadcasting.
  7. P07 Students know the genres and trends of Cinema.
  8. P08 Students know the methods of analyzing and evaluating messages in audio and visual environments.
  9. P09 Students prepare, design and implement project proposals for radio, television and cinema projects suitable for different broadcasting environments.
  10. P10 Students know the techniques of writing scripts, have the ability to write scripts and prepare a shooting script.
  11. P11 Students have the ability to make sound and image editing, apply it in the fields of digital sound design, image design and visual effects use in field-specific content production.
  12. P12 Students have the ability to consider, analyze and evaluate the social, economic, political, cultural, etc. effects of media content in written, audio and visual environments from a critical point of view.
  13. P13 Students have the competence to design and produce programs and/or make films in the field of radio, television and cinema.
  14. P14 Students are proficient in the basic principles of Image aesthetics, visual design, cinematographic language/expression and composition.
  15. P15 Students have knowledge about Radio and Television management.
  16. P16 Students know the standards in field-specific products.
  17. P17 Students are proficient in collaborating for joint work and production in the field of radio, television and cinema.

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