FSS:ZURb1207 Online journalism - Course Information

ZURb1207 Online journalism

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. MgA. Marek Pros (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Rudolf Burgr, 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

each odd Tuesday 12:00–15:40 PC54

Prerequisites (in Czech)

ZURb1106 News writing

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: 3/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course offers students not only theoretical basics but also an opportunity to apply those in practical seminars. At the end of the course students will understand the differences between traditional and online journalism, understand the legal and ethical framework of online journalism and be able to prepare all genres of online journalism. Part of the course is a practical seminar where students will try not only the daily practice as online journalists but also a long-term preparation of materials for online media. The complexity of the course is based on the requirements of the application sphere, as elaborated in the market analysis.

Learning outcomes

Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand and explain changing routines in the multimedia newsrooms; to work with information on the basic rules for on-line journalistic writing; to learn multimedia journalism; to create on-line project; to gain overview about civic journalism, journalism on demand, social media; to understand ethical norms for on-line journalism.

Syllabus

• Development of online journalism. Analysis of interesting online projects in the Czech Republic and abroad. Resources in online journalism, transparency and verification. Multimedia journalism. Specifics of social networks. Web search and social networking search. Copyright on the Internet. Work for online media.

Literature

• • SWERIGESRADIO. 2013. Social Media – A Handbook For Journalists
• • BRIGGS, Marc. 2007. Journalism 2.0. .
• • MATZEN, Nea. 2014. Onlinejournalismus. ISBN-10:3867644381
• • JARVIS, Jeff. New Relationships, Forms, and Models for News. https://medium.com/geeks-bearing-gifts/new-relationships-forms-and-models-for-news-92ef9fd4758b#.hdcv39rv4
• • STEARNS, Josh. 2016. The Best Journalism And Storytelling of 205. https://stearns.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/the-best-online-journalism-and-storytelling-of-2015/
• • McADAMS, Mindy. 2009. Reporters Guide to Multimedia Proficiency
• • MISCHEL, Roman. 2015. Über journalistische Webvideos 1/2. http://www.onlinejournalismus.de/2015/11/26/ueber-journalistische-webvideos-teil1/
• • GARDNER, Susannah. 2005. Time to check: Are you using the right blogging tool? Online Journalism Review. http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/050714gardner/
• • McADAMS, Mindy. 2011. Ten Roles for Visual Storytelling. http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2011/10-rules-for-visual-storytelling/
• • GILLMOR, Dan. 2010. Mediactive. ISBN 978-0-9846336-0-9

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminars, workshops, homeworks. Simulated practical learning by doing. Mentoring from experts. Creating a media product. Project oriented learning. Developing teamwork.

Assessment methods

Students will receive a credit for fulfilling the assigned creative homeworks.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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