Course: Introducing in theory and practice of reporting and journalism

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Course title Introducing in theory and practice of reporting and journalism
Course code KBO/4210
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Mitter Patrik, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Media and society, sort of media and medial products. Author and recipient of medial announcements. 2. Reporting: reporting agencies, reporting in printed and electronical media. 3. Spoken and written form of reporting. Journalistic genres and its characteristics. 4. Language and styl of written and spoken journalistic texts. 5. Spoken and written form of journalistic. Journalistic genres and its characteristics. 6. Language and style of analytics journalistic texts. 7. Fictional genres in current media. Entertainment in media. 8. How to write journalistic text, methods of composition. 9. Working methods in journalistic activity. 10. Editors and editorial management. 11. Aspects of ethics in journalistic activities. 12. Medial law. 13. Addvertisement and media.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
This subject is focused on deeper introducing in current journalistic activity and even on practical developing of creativeness and skills of students, including publishing of thein own texts in media. Integral part of this course is even overview of Czech journalism developement since first half of 20th century until novadays.
Students are able to diffentiate media in case of linguistic and non linguistic specifications; to characterise reporting, commented reporting a journalistic and its linguistic means; to provide review of journalistic development with accent on its function in society and its impact on development of language in 20th century; to describe and analyse thematical, compositional and linguistic elements of journalistic and analytical genres; to uncover technics of manipulation in journalistic texts; to argue ethical codes of journalistic work. Student is able to prepare recherches and work with them; to edit text according to linguistic and stylistic criterions, even according to non-linguistic criterions; to do linguistic corrections, to propose proper (codificated) solutions; to bring up new suggestions, to search for updated linguistic expressions; to work up journalistic and reporting texts, cooperate with others as team, work by time limits; to work individually, even under direction.
Prerequisites
knowledge of the field on the level of GCSE exam knowledge of disciplines connected to the central domain of study knowledge of appropriate terminology

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
attendance activity presentation test
Recommended literature
  • Bartošek, J. Úvod do studia žurnalistiky. Olomouc: FF UP, 2001.
  • Iłowiecki, M. - Zasępa, T. Moc a nemoc médií. Bratislava: Typi Universitas Tyrnaviensis, 2003.
  • Jirák, J. - Köplová, B. Média a společnost.
  • Mastný, J. Reklama ve světě médií. Praha: Vysoká škola hotelová v Praze 8, 2010.
  • Osvaldová a kol. Zpravodajství v médiích. Praha: UK.
  • Osvaldová, B. - Halada, J. a kol. Praktická encyklopedie žurnalistiky. Praha: Nakladatelství Libri, 2002.
  • Ruß-Mohl, S. - Bakičová, H. Žurnalistika. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2005.
  • Srpová, H. (ed.). Metody a prostředky přesvědčování v masových médiích. Ostrava: FF OU, 2005.
  • Urban, L. - Dubský, J. - Murdza, K. Masová komunikace a veřejné mínění. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011.
  • Verner, P. Úvod do praktické žurnalistiky.
  • Verner, P. Zpravodajství a publicistika. Praha: UJAK, 2010.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech Language for Media and Public Sphere (A14) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer