ZUR734 News

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jaroslav Čuřík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Fri 2. 3. 10:00–13:15 AVC, Fri 30. 3. 14:00–17:15 AVC, Sat 28. 4. 12:30–15:45 AVC
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers basic information about news reporting. In particular, the aim is to familiarise students with basic news genres in printed media, to teach them how to work with sources, and familiarise them with essential rules of editing journalist texts written by other authors, as well as agency news. After completing the course, the students will have the knowledge of contemporary news reporting and characteristics of genres, and will have an overview of using the genres in contemporary (mainly Czech) printed media. In the course, the students will also gain and acquire the knowledge for producing texts on a professional level. The course focuses mainly on the currently most frequently used news genres.
Syllabus
  • 1. Defining the issues of news reporting, basic terms, news genres used in printed media, and a short news item
  • 2. News reporting requirements (objectivity, balance, and impartiality), language of news, overlapping of genres, and a news report
  • 3. Selection of sources and working with them, survey
  • 4. Selection of topics, relevance, news values, columns and sections, thematic areas of news, and agency news
  • 5. News editorial team, reporter's profession, organisation of work, routines, and emergency and crisis situations
  • 6. Journalism and public relations, press releases issued by authorities, offices, institutions and organisations, and press conferences
  • 7. Impact of technologies onto news reporting and multimedia news reporting
  • 8. News feature and emotions in the news
  • 9.Ethics and law in the news and authorisation
  • 10. News interview
  • 11. Investigative journalism
  • 12. Editing
Literature
  • OSVALDOVÁ, Barbora. Zpravodajství v médiích. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2011, 144 s. ISBN 9788024618999. info
  • MCQUAIL, Denis. Úvod do teorie masové komunikace. Edited by Jan Jirák, Translated by Marcel Kabát. Vyd. 3. Praha: Portál, 2007, 447 s. ISBN 9788073673383. info
  • ALLAN, Stuart. Online news : journalism and the Internet. 1st pub. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2006, 208 s. ISBN 9780335221226. info
  • TRAMPOTA, Tomáš. Zpravodajství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2006, 191 s. ISBN 8073670968. URL info
  • RUSS-MOHL, Stephan. Žurnalistika : komplexní průvodce praktickou žurnalistikou. Translated by Hana Bakičová. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005, 292 s. ISBN 8024701588. info
  • BURNS, Lynette Sheridan. Žurnalistika : [praktická příručka pro novináře]. Translated by Hana Antonínová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 186 s. ISBN 8071788716. info
  • TUŠER, Andrej. Ako sa robia noviny. 2., upr. vyd. Bratislava: SOFA, 2003, 163 s. ISBN 8089033261. info
  • MENCHER, Melvin. News reporting and writing. 9th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003, 1 v. ISBN 0072491949. info
  • JAMIESON, Kathleen Hall and Paul WALDMAN. The press effect : politicians, journalists, and the stories that shape the political world. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, xvii, 220. ISBN 0195173295. URL info
  • SCHWARTZ, Jerry. Associated Press reporting handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002, ix, 219. ISBN 0071372172. URL info
  • WARD, Mike. Journalism online. 1st pub. Oxford: Focal press, 2002, viii, 214. ISBN 0240516109. info
  • TUŠER, Andrej and Mária FOLLRICHOVÁ. Teória a prax novinárskych žánrov. 2. vyd. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2001, 106 s. ISBN 80-223-1555-9. info
  • Příručka pro novináře střední a východní Evropy. Edited by Malcolm F. Mallette. 3. vyd. Praha: Centrum nezávislé žurnalistiky, 2000, 160 s. info
  • VEĽAS, Štefan. Teória a prax novinárskych žánrov. 2. vyd. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2000, 66 s. ISBN 80-223-1493-5. info
  • CAPPON, René J. The Associated Press guide to news writing. 3rd ed. Forest City, CA: IDG Books Worldwide, 2000, vii, 136. ISBN 0028637550. info
  • BROOKS, Brian. News reporting and writing. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 1999, xxiv, 579. ISBN 0312180195. info
  • Making the local news : local journalism in context. Edited by Bob Franklin - David Murphy. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1998, xi, 273. ISBN 0415168031. info
  • BECH-KARLSEN, Jo. Být přitom :reportáž jako žánr a metoda. 1. vyd. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1991, 208 s. ISBN 82-7147-094-9. info
Teaching methods
Lectures in which students are familiarised with individual topics according to the course syllable.
Assessment methods
The course may be completed successfully by only those students who submit, within deadlines and in sufficient quality, all the tasks assigned in lectures, pass the final test based on the lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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