Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Media Literacy and Journalism in the Era of Disinformation (L2D)
Course Code
KSK_282
Branch of Science
Communication Theory; Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Biology; Business Management; Civil and Military Defense; Clinical Pharmacy; Communication Science; Dentistry; Health Management; Information and Communication Science; Juridical Science; Life Science; Management Science; Marketing and Advertising; Medical Services; Medical Technologies; Medicine; Midwifery; Nursing Science; Pedagogy; Person and Property Defence; Pharmacy; Political Science; Psychology; Public Health; Rehabilitation; Social Anthropology; Social Welfare and Social Work; Sociology; Sports Trainer
LQF
All Levels
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ilva Skulte
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
The goal of the course is to build the understanding of principles of journalism and media usage and its changes in contemporary situation of rising disinformation, by underlining need for media literacy and self-reflection in the everyday practices of media consumers and communication professionals, by forming conceptual view on role of media in the life of communicative and integrated democratic society and by encouraging responsible expression and participation in social processes. In the implementation of the course the methodology created by IREX JEDI& L2D will be used.
Preliminary Knowledge
Preferably: basic knowledge (introductory courses) on democracy, society, communication and journalism.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students understand notion of media literacy, know the principles of selection and production of news and other genres of media information, role of media in the democratic society, responsibility of media professionals, owners and consumers in the age of social and multimedia, on the types, channels and forms of disinformation (including use of visual and audiovisual and data and algorithmic methods).
Skills
1.Students can evaluate content and form of (multi)media information, deciding on information quality, can analyse and perform usage of media in a media literate way.
Competences
1.Students (both as journalists and media users) create and use (choose communication media, receive, understand, share and comment) information in their every day practices, by consciously encouraging maintenance of principles of democracy in public communication.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Methodological materials - corpus of news items, selected in media or created, adapted and marked
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Examination
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In the seminar students will be obliged their ability to finde, select, evaluate, interpret, create and communicate information, by finding solutions for problems based on real life cases
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Examination |
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The evaluation includes the evaluation of student' s work during the course, results in practical tasks as well as independent work -how does the material created in this work show the understanding of most important elements, norms and principles of journalistic work as well as most common types and kinds of disinformation
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Why we need journalism? Media role in democracy
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Journalism principles and standards: traditions and challenges
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Auditorium
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Topics
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What is objectivity in journalism and how to judge it
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Auditorium
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Topics
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News selection and framing: topics and headlines
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Forms and types of disinformation
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Essentials of content evaluation
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Checking the written content
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Computer room
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Checking of photos, videos, and social media
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Auditorium
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Emotions on the net: how to be "emotion literate" in the age of algorithms?
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Auditorium
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Self-reflection: me as media consumer and content creator
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Oral)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Hobbs, Renee. Digital and media literacy: Connecting culture and classroom. Corwin Press, 2011.
2.
Hobbs, Renee. "Expanding the concept of literacy." Media Literacy Around the World. Routledge, 2018. 163-183.
3.
Potter, W. James. Media literacy. Sage Publications, 2018.
4.
Ashley, Seth, Adam Maksl, and Stephanie Craft. "News media literacy and political engagement: What’s the connection?." Journal of Media Literacy Education 2017.
5.
Semali, Ladislaus. Intermediality: Teachers' Handbook Of Critical Media Literacy. Routledge, 2018.
6.
Kellner, Douglaas, Share Jeff. The Critical media Literacy Guide. Engaging Media and Transforming Education. Leiden. Boston, Brill Sense, 2019
7.
Pattison, Tania. Critical reading. Pearson, 2015
8.
Housand, Brian. C. Fighting Fake News! Teaching Critical Thinking and Media Literacy in a Digital Age. - Waco: Prufrock Press, 2018
9.
Faris, Robert, et al. "Partisanship, propaganda, and disinformation: Online media and the 2016 US presidential election." Berkman Klein Center Research Publication 6 (2017).
10.
Marwick, Alice, and Rebecca Lewis. "Media manipulation and disinformation online." New York: Data & Society Research Institute (2017).
11.
Zelče, Vita. (red.) Latvijas mediju vides daudzveidība. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2018.