FAV242 Events and Commentaries: Media Analysis

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
We will follow current political events through analyses of medial contents. The seminar will be focused on media of public service, especially on Czech Television, on its news services and talk shows, namely on Události, komentáře (Events and Commentaries).
At the end of the course students should be able to:
make a critical reflection on work of journalists, moderators and commentators
analyse tv news and discussions
understand better events on domestic political scene.
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical approaches to media content
  • Events
  • Events and Commentaries
  • Questions of Václav Moravec
  • Presentations of analyses
Literature
  • SCHULZ, Winfried. Analýza obsahu mediálních sdělení. Edited by Irena Reifová, Translated by Barbara Köpplová. 3. nezměněné vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2011, 149 s. ISBN 9788024619804. info
  • TRAMPOTA, Tomáš and Martina VOJTĚCHOVSKÁ. Metody výzkumu médií. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2010, 293 s. ISBN 9788073676834. URL info
  • TRAMPOTA, Tomáš. Zpravodajství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2006, 191 s. ISBN 8073670968. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, prsentations, class discussion, homework.
Assessment methods
Final individual or group project of analysis of selected tv programme.
Language of instruction
Czech
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