Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
TV Journalism
Course Code
KSK_075
Branch of Science
Library Science; Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Communication Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Sergejs Kruks
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To familiarise students with principles of creating an audio-visual message; to explain goals and structure of different shows; to foster critical understanding about a documentary show and verbal and visual content of a news story; to promote visual thinking.
Preliminary Knowledge
Introduction to communication theories.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On completion of the study course students understand the principles of creation and interpretation of audio-visual messages and television shows.
Skills
1.On completion of the study course students create a news feature, can combine text and image in a story.
Competences
1.On completion of the study course students evaluate audio-visual messages and their contextual interpretations.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Reading compulsary literature; accomplishing three home assignments: 1) development of a news story, 2) comparing TV3 and LTV1 evening news broadcasts, 3) analyzing a documentary. Home work can be accomplished in groups of 2-4 students.
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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Three home assignments (a news story 40%, two written assignments 10% ea), written examination (40%).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Typology of TV broadacst. News: newsroom routines, selection of events. Definition of problem issues. Selection of information sources.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Text and image. Audiovisual codes.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Television audiences in Latvia. Audience measurement: rating and share. Message encoding and decoding.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Shooting a story. Types of frames. Editing. Components of a news story. Typology of news bradcasts.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Documentaries
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Objectivity. Public and commercial television.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Shooting a story. Types of frames. Editing. Components of a news story. Typology of news bradcasts.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Text and image. Audiovisual codes.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Typology of TV broadacst. News: newsroom routines, selection of events. Definition of problem issues. Selection of information sources.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Interviews and talk shows.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Shooting a story. Types of frames. Editing. Components of a news story. Typology of news bradcasts.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Television watching habits. Audience research
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Television watching habits. Audience research
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Shooting a story. Types of frames. Editing. Components of a news story. Typology of news bradcasts.
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Text and image. Audiovisual codes.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Text and image. Audiovisual codes.
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Typology of TV broadacst. News: newsroom routines, selection of events. Definition of problem issues. Selection of information sources.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Allan, S. (2010) “News, Audiences and Everyday Life”. Pp. 121-122, 130-141 in News Culture.
2.
Boyd, Andrew (2001) Broadcast journalism. Techniques of Radio and TV News. Oxford: Focal Press.
3.
Hall, S. (2006) „Encoding/Decoding”, Pp. 163-173 in Media and Cultural Studies. Key Works.
4.
Morley, D. (1992) Gender, domestic leisure and viewing practices. Pp. 123-162 in Television, Audiences and Cultural Studies.
5.
Nichols, Bill (2001) Introduction to documentary. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
6.
Walters, Roger (1994) Broadcast Writing. McGriw-Hill.
7.
Wasko, Janet (2005) A companion to television. London: Blackwell.
8.
White, Ted and Frank Barnas (2010) Broadcast News: Writing, Reporting, and Producing. 5th Edition. London: Focal Press.
9.
Dayan, D., E. Katz (1992) Media Events. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Additional Reading
1.
Kruks, S., J. Juzefovičs (2007) Ziņas Latvijas televīzijās. LTV1, LTV7, TV3, LNT, TV5 un PBK ziņu raidījumu satura analīze. Rīga: NRTP.
2.
Kruks, S., J. Juzefovičs, G. Kikusts, E. Kikuste (2007) Ziņas Latvijas televīzijās. LTV1, LTV7, TV3, LNT, TV5 un PBK ziņu raidījumu satura analīze. Rīga: NRTP.
3.
Lange, P. (2014) Kids on Youtube. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.
4.
Millerson, G., J. Owens (2009) Television Production. 14th ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
5.
Juzefovičs, J. (2012) Ziņas sabiedriskajā televīzijā. Valmiera: Vidzemes Augstskola.