ZURb1629 The Art of Journalistic Interviewing

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kseniia Mykytivna Vasylenko, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 PC54
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 16/20, only registered: 4/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 3/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Interview is not just one of many genres of journalism but a fundamental tool of journalistic work. The skills of conducting interviews, gathering information, and analyzing data are used by journalists every day. We will improve these skills in this course. Our goal is to learn to work with information as comprehensively as possible: to facilitate accurate answers to the questions asked; to be able to speak anywhere, with anyone, under any circumstances; to write texts that will be memorable to readers; to create video content that is interesting to the world. In other words, we will perfect your art of interview.
Learning outcomes
Being able to conduct interviews; working with information as comprehensibly as possible; the ability to speak anywhere, with anyone; creating video content that is interesting
Syllabus
  • Week 1 - Introduction of the course and the teacher
  • Week 2 - interview theory
  • Week 3 - interview theory part 2
  • Week 4 - Online media, print media and other media`s specifics
  • Week 5 - The art of headlines
  • Week 6 - Practical session
  • Week 7 - Different layers of journalistic profession
  • Week 8 - The specifics of working with the interview genre in special conditions
  • Week 9 - Interview with the co-founder and editor of the "Svidchyt Ukraine" project
  • Week 10 - Presentation of completed interviews
  • Week 11 - How to make the interviewee speak? An insider`s perspective
  • Week 12 - Final lecture
Teaching methods
class discussion, individual practical assignments
Assessment methods
The course is conducted online. During the course, three main practical assignments will be assessed. There are different types of interviews that students prepare independently. The process includes the following stages: finding a topic and a subject, preparing for the conversation, recording it, creating the text, and promoting it. Completing these tasks are mandatory for passing the class.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Teacher's information
About the Course Teacher: The course instructor is Sonya Koshkina (real name Kseniia Vasylenko), a Ukrainian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the online media Lb.ua (since 2009). She has over 20 years of experience in journalism. She is also an assistant professor at the Institute of Journalism at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Since spring 2022, she has been giving lectures at Charles University in Prague and Masaryk University in Brno. She is the author of a documentary investigation book about the events of the Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine titled Maidan: The Untold Story (2015). Her second book, Ukraine: Personal Testimonies and the Geopolitical Background of the Russo-Ukrainian War was co-authored with the historian Radomyr Mokryk, with a foreword by Petra Prochazkova. It was published in the Czech Republic in 2023.
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