Course: Journalism in Development

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Course title Journalism in Development
Course code MRS/UZ
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hájková Pavla, Mgr.
  • Nováček Pavel, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Students will gain a detailed knowledge of journalistic genres most commonly used for reporting on development issues and during the semester students will write two text outputs (news; interview or reportage). We will also discuss creating a media picture, ethical issues, and learn about development cooperation and humanitarian aid. Furthermore, we will focus on development issues in the media, media stereotypes of developing countries and working as a journalist in a developing country.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the development issues in media, introduce the basic journalistic genres and show how to inform about development issues.
Explain the basic terminology, create a journalistic text.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

The course is assessed by oral and/or written examination.
Recommended literature
  • Burton,G., Jirák, J. (2001). Úvod do studia médií. Brno: Barristel a Principal.
  • Exnerová, V. (2005). Globální problémy a rozvojová spolupráce. Člověk v tísni o.p.s., Praha.
  • Králová, D., Medková, B., Mračková, J. (2007). Novinář, rozvojová spolupráce a humanitární pomoc. Člověk v tísni o.p.s., Praha.
  • Osvaldová, B. a kol. (1999). Encyklopedie praktické žurnalistiky. Praha: Libri.
  • Rus-Mohl, S., Bakičová, H. (2005). Žurnalistika: komplexní průvodce žurnalistikou. Praha: Grada.


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