FSS:ZURb1229 Reportage - Course Information
ZURb1229 Reportage
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Bc. Jana Ustohalová (seminar tutor)
Ing. Rudolf Burgr, Ph.D. (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
- Mon 12:00–13:40 Studio 527
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ZURb1106 News writing && ZURb1107 Feature writing
Nedoporučujeme současný zápis tohoto předmětu s předmětem ZURb1111 Cvičné médium, a to pro jejich vyšší časovou náročnost. - 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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 35 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Upon completion of the course, the student will: - know the constitutive characteristics of reportage as a genre and the essential stages of its development in the context of Czech journalism; - be able to distinguish between different formats and types of reportage; - be able to choose the appropriate procedure and genre for the treatment of a given topic; - be able to write basic types of news and journalistic reportage; - be able to critically reflect on the genre of reportage; - have an overview of the current state of Czech journalism with a focus on reportage and development trends.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon completion of the course, the student will:
- know the constitutive characteristics of reportage as a genre and the essential stages of its development in the context of Czech journalism;
- be able to distinguish between different formats and types of reportage;
- be able to choose the appropriate procedure and genre for the treatment of a given topic;
- be able to write basic types of news and journalistic reportage;
- be able to critically reflect on the genre of reportage;
- have an overview of the current state of Czech journalism with a focus on reportage and development trends. - Syllabus
- Main topics:
- 1. - 2. Introduction, definition of basic concepts and genre of reportage.
- 3. Opening the report, how to engage the reader.
- 4. Methods and practices of reportage writing, context, author's approach.
- 5. News reporting.
- 6. Short news report in the field.
- 7. Social reporting.
- 8. Short social report in the field.
- 9. Investigative report.
- 10. War reportage.
- 11. Difference between written and audiovisual reportage.
- 12. Conclusion, evaluation and discussion of the work.
- Literature
- required literature
- BECH-KARLSEN, Jo. Být přitom : reportáž jako žánr a metoda. 1. vyd. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1991, 208 s. ISBN 8271470949. info
- SZCZYGIEŁ, Mariusz. Fakta musí zatančit. Translated by Martin Veselka. První vydání v českém j. Praha: Jaroslava Jiskrová - Máj, 2023, 349 stran. ISBN 9788075740168. info
- PROKOP, Daniel. Slepé skvrny : o chudobě, vzdělávání, populismu a dalších výzvách české společnosti. Třetí vydání. Brno: Host, 2022, 283 stran. ISBN 9788027510788. info
- recommended literature
- UHLOVÁ, Saša. Hrdinové kapitalistické práce v Evropě. [Praha]: Alarm, 2023, 219 stran. ISBN 9788090871250. info
- RYCHLÍKOVÁ, Apolena and Pavel ŠPLÍCHAL. Piko : junkies' lives matter = na životech feťáků záleží. Illustrated by Tomáš Motal. 1. vydání. [Praha]: Alarm, 2022, 259 stran. ISBN 9788090871236. info
- BĚLÍČEK, Jan; Apolena RYCHLÍKOVÁ; Pavel ŠPLÍCHAL and Saša UHLOVÁ. Stát v rozkladu : reportáže z oblastí, na které se od sametové revoluce zapomnělo. První vydání. V Brně: Host, 2021, 195 stran. ISBN 9788027508259. URL info
- HART, Jack. Storycraft : the complete guide to writing narrative nonfiction. Second edition. Chicago: University of Chicago press, 2021, xv, 270. ISBN 9780226736921. info
- BRUDER, Jessica. Země nomádů. Translated by Roman Jakubčík - Alena Snelling. Žilina: Absynt, 2021, 335 stran. ISBN 9788082032850. info
- HLADKÁ, Kamila. Hornické vdovy. Edited by Martin Jemelka. Vydání první. Želešice: Dcera sestry, 2019, 210 stran. ISBN 9788090655935. info
- BÁN, Andrej. Slon na Zemplíně : příběhy Slovenska. Translated by Miroslav Zelinský. Žilina: Absynt, 2019, 235 stran. ISBN 9788082031471. info
- UHLOVÁ, Saša. Hrdinové kapitalistické práce. První vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2018, 253 stran. ISBN 9788027107148. URL info
- DESMOND, Matthew. Evicted: poverty and profit in the American city. [London]: Penguin Books, 2017, x, 418. ISBN 9780141983318. info
- JAKSCH, Wenzel. Ztracené vesnice, opuštění lidé... : reportáže z českého pohraničí 1924-1928. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2017, 286 stran. ISBN 9788020026927. info
- LEDUFF, Charlie. Detroit : an American autopsy. New York, New York: Penguin Books, 2014, xiv, 287. ISBN 9780143124467. info
- SINCLAIR, Upton. Petrolej. Translated by Jura Bagár. 4. vydání. Praha: Práce, 1972, 554 stran. info
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical readings, practical exercises, group discussion, analysis and critical reflection of texts, home seminar papers, fieldwork. Creating a media product.
- Assessment methods
- During the semester, students must submit one seminar paper - an analysis and comparison of selected reports, one news report, a report from any chosen city/village, a social report and a final report on any topic.
Credit will be awarded if he/she submits 80 per cent of the prescribed papers, i.e. four out of five, in a pass mark. If the instructor grades the paper as unsatisfactory, the student may rewrite the paper and resubmit it for evaluation. - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Teacher's information
- The course is particularly suitable for students considering a product bachelor's thesis in the genre of written reportage.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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