Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Journalism: Modern Processes and Challenges
Course Code
KSK_083
Branch of Science
Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Communication Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Līga Ozoliņa
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
The objective of the study course is to master current problems in modern journalism and to analyse its development trends.
Preliminary Knowledge
Analysis of Communication Situations.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students know current problems and trends in journalism, directions of recent research and its conclusions as well as development of the theoretical thinking in/on journalism studies.
Skills
1.Students can analyse the quality of journalist’s work and find solutions in problems situations.
Competences
1.Students are competent in the analysis of media work and current matters of journalism, are able to perform and manage journalistic work.
Assessment
Individual work
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To master theoretical literature and perform an independent work.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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Independent works; Examination.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Origins of journalism, journalism history.
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Mission of a journalist and professional roles in the context of social media theories.
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News in journalism – classical functions and modern problems.
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The practical side of journalism: thematic diversity: sources, their compliance and reliability; "objective"/“unobjective” genres and formats of journalism.
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Contemporary problems of journalism: emotional journalism; commenting and subjective journalism, "people's journalism", blogs and journalism.
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Yellow journalism and the "yellowing" of quality journalism: personal life and its inviolability/vulnerability in journalism
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Criticism of journalism, its types (gift culture, close friendship with sources, “good and bad” experts, factions of journalists and editorial boards). Journalist’s behaviour as a professional dilemma.
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Language as a tool of a journalist. Publicistic style, its development trends. Digital media and language.
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Seminar. Current problems in journalism practice and their critical analysis. Presentations and discussion of final projects.
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Seminar. Current problems in journalism practice and their critical analysis. Presentations and discussion of final projects.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Hanitzsch, T., Hanusch, F. Ramaprasad, J., & de Beer, A. S. (2019). Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe. New York: Columbia University Press.
2.
Peters, Chris & Broersma, Marcel (eds.) (2013). Rethinking journalism: Trust and participation in a transformed news landscape. London: Routledge.
3.
Örnebring, Henrik (2009). The two professionalisms of journalism: Journalism and the changing context of work. Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
4.
Hanitzsch, Thomas (2007). “Deconstructing journalism culture: Toward a universal theory.” Communication Theory 17(4), 367–385.
5.
Deuze, Mark (2005). “What is journalism? Professional identity and ideology of journalists reconsidered.” Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism 6(4), 442–464.
6.
Bruno, Nicola & Nielsen, Rasmus Kleis (2012). Survival is success: Journalistic online start-ups in Western Europe. Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
Additional Reading
1.
Latvijas prese 200 gados: no Latviešu Avīzēm līdz digitālo mediju laikmetam : Latvijas plašsaziņas mediju sistēmas vēsture no pirmsākumiem līdz mūsdienām