ZUR577 New platforms for journalists: Online journalism workshop

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mindy McAdams (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Lenka Waschková Císařová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Jana Urbanovská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
Required reading: Students are required to read online articles from the literature list. Required reading: Lavrusik, Vadim. 8 Must-Have Traits of Tomorrow’s Journalist. http://mashable.com/2009/12/09/future-journalist/ McAdams, Mindy. Reporter’s Guide to Multimedia Proficiency. http://www.jou.ufl.edu/faculty/mmcadams/PDFs/RGMPbook.pdf Recommended reading: A Bloggers' Code of Ethics. http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/000215.php Allan, Stuart. 2006. Online News. New York: Open University Press. Briggs, Mark. Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive. A digital literacy guide for the information age. http://www.kcnn.org/resources/journalism_20/ Craig, Richard. 2004. Online Journalism: Reporting, Writing, and Editing for New Media. Wadsworth Publishing. De Wolk, Roland. 2001. Introduction to Online Journalism: Publishing News and Information. Allyn & Bacon. Dube, Jonathan. A Dozen Online Writing Tips. http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/000118.php Foust, James C. 2004. Online Journalism: Principles And Practices Of News For The Web. Holcomb Hathaway Publishing. http://olj.hh-pub.com/ Friend, Cecilia – Singer, Jane B. 2007. Online Journalism Ethics. Traditions and Transitions. New York – London: M. E. Sharpe. Gardner, Susannah. 2005. Time to check: Are you using the right blogging tool? Online Journalism Review. http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/050714gardner/ Gillmor, Dan 2004. We the Media, Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People. O'Reilly. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp Hall, Jim. 2001. Online Journalism: A Critical Primer. Pluto Press. Stovall, James Glen. 2003. Journalism on the Web. Allyn & Bacon. Ward, Mike. 2002. Journalism Online. Focal Press.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This workshop prepares the student to work as a journalist in today's newsrooms where the online and digital platforms are at least as important as the traditional print or broadcast platforms. Students gain an overview of multimedia and online journalism. They work on projects in written, audio and video online journalism.
Syllabus
  • Structure: Wednesday November 24 9–10.30 (15 min coffee break) and 10.45–12.15 (lunch) Overview of multimedia and online journalism around the world; examples. 13.30–15 (15 min. coffee break) and 15.15–16.45 Journalist blogs; hands-on practice with WordPress.com. Thursday November 25 9–10.30 (15 min coffee break) and 10.45–12.15 (lunch) Online audio stories; examples; how to interview for online audio. 13.30–15 (15 min. coffee break) and 15.15–16.45 Editing digital audio; hands-on practice with Audacity. Friday November 26 9–10.30 (15 min coffee break) and 10.45–12.15 (lunch) Online video stories; examples; how to shoot for online video. 13.30–15 (15 min. coffee break) and 15.15–16.45 Editing digital video; hands-on practice with Windows Movie Maker.
Literature
    required literature
  • Required reading: Lavrusik, Vadim. 8 Must-Have Traits of Tomorrow’s Journalist. http://mashable.com/2009/12/09/future-journalist/ McAdams, Mindy. Reporter’s Guide to Multimedia Proficiency. http://www.jou.ufl.edu/faculty/mmcadams/PDFs/RGMPbook.pdf
Teaching methods
workshop with final project
Assessment methods
Workshop requirements: One assignment for evaluation – final project, WordPres.com blog.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Souhlas bude udělen na základě žádosti studentů o výjimku, která bude obsahovat motivační text, proč chtějí kurz absolvovat.
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