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Study Course Description
Sports Journalism
Course Code
KSK_066
Branch of Science
Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Communication Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Anda Rožukalne
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 with the nature of sports journalism, to learn the specifics of this type of journalism, to be able to create works in sports journalism for the needs of different media.
Preliminary Knowledge
Introduction to journalism. News journalism. Methods and genres of journalism.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On successful completion of the study course students obtain knowledge about the history and development of sports; about showing of sports on radio, TV, press, websites, and about basic ethical principles of sports journalism.
Skills
1.On successful completion of the study course students are able to provide a comparative evaluation of sports and sports disciplines, able to prepare news, reports, interviews, press releases on radio, TV, press, websites. Able to organise a talk/interview with an athlete, coach, sports functionary. Able to prepare a summary and evaluation of statistical materials.
Competences
1.On successful completion of the study course students are competent in knowing the sports system and the ability to compare it with other countries, as well as the development and place of different sports in the general system. Able to argument and defend own opinion.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Practical classes: attendance of competitions and other sports events, meetings with athletes, coaches, sports functionaries. Writing and mutual evaluation of news, press releases, descriptions, comments. Description of Latvian leading sports journalists (according to the prepared list) and its presentation. Sports in different media – comparative evaluation.
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Examination
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The assessment takes into account: attendance of lectures and practical classes and cognitive activity during them. Results of performance of individual tasks and the level of readiness at practical classes. Presentation of a description. Understanding of the place of sports in the social structure.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Location
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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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History, stages of development, modern trends, regularities of sports journalism, life and work experience of world and Latvian sports journalists. Peculiarities and specifics of sports journalism.
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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General and sports journalism.
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Lecture
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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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General regularities and specific skills for sports journalism in the press, radio, TV and internet environment.
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Lecture
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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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General regularities and specific skills for sports journalism in the press, radio, TV and internet environment.
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Lecture
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Contact hours
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Specifics of work at sports events in Latvia, as well as at larger sports events – at European and world championships and Olympic Games. Common and differences.
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Tests to be faced by a sports journalist (compared with other journalists), a sports journalist from a small country, a sports journalist (also a journalist in general) from a small language base.
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Class/Seminar
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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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Practical familiarising with sports events – games of Latvian national teams, leading clubs, other international competitions, popular sports events.
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Class/Seminar
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Location
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Practical experience with a sports journalist’s accreditation procedure, evaluation of work conditions, participation in presentation of competitions, interviews, press conferences.
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Class/Seminar
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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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Familiarising with an accreditation procedure, work conditions, participation in evaluation of competitions, creation of interviews, participation in press conferences.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Preparation of sports news, reports, interviews evaluating their specifics on radio, TV, press, website.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Staģis A. (2014) Staģis, Andris, Latvijas vieglatlētikas vēsture. 1. un 2. daļa.
2.
Latvijas olimpiskā vēsture. (2003). Jumava.
3.
Latvijas sporta vēsture. (1994). Zvaigzne.
4.
Kennedy E.; Hills L. (2009). Sport, Media and Society, Berg.
5.
NewWorldEncyclopedia
6.
Wikipedia
7.
English, P. (2016)...... Mapping the sports journalism field: Bourdieu and broadsheet newsrooms. Journalism, 17(8) 1001–1017.
Additional Reading
1.
Walsh D (2013). Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong. London: Simon & Schuster.
2.
Steen R. (2007). Sports Journalism: A Multimedia Primer. Routledge.
3.
Andrews P. (2005). Sports Journalism: A Practical Introduction. SagePublications.
4.
Wilstein, S. (2001). Sports Writing Handbook, McGraw-Hill.
5.
Nicholson M, Zion L and Lowden D (2011). A profile of Australian sports journalists (revisited). Media International Australia 140: 84–96. O’Donnell P, McKnight D and Este J (2012)
6.
Mary Lou Sheffer and Brad Schultz,. “Paradigm Shift or Passing Fad? Twitter and Sports Journalism,” International Journal of Sport Communication 3, no. 4 (2010): 472-484.
7.
Kenon A. Brown, Josh Dickhaus and Mia C. Long. “LeBron James and “the Decision”: An Empirical Examination of Image Repair in Sports,” Journal of Sports Media 7 (2012): 149-175.
8.
K. Hull and Annalie Schmittel. “A Fumbled Opportunity? A Case Study of Twitter’s Role in Concussion Awareness Opportunities during the Super Bowl,” Journal of Sport & Social Issues 39, no. 1 (2014): 78-94.
Other Information Sources
8.
Paul Mark Pedersen, Janet Parks, Jerome Quarterman and Lucie Thibault Contemporary Sport Management. 4th ed. (Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2011).