This course examines how journalism differs across the world.
It focuses on the quetions such as how journalists approach a subject differently, how they determine what is newsworthy, how they distinguish between what is objective and subjective. The course also explores the difference of language and style of writing used in journalism.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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1. Discusses the global communication approaches from the scope of national and international politics. |
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2. Expresses teh changes in the concepts of journalism that forms objectivity such as news value, language, expressinon from global perspective. |
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3. Compares and contrasts freedom of press and sensorship internatinationally and explains with case studies. |
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1, 2, 3 |
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4. Studies the journalism systems of other countries. |
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5. Evaluates the factors affecting news flow in the World. |
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1, 2, 3 |
A, C |
Course Flow
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COURSE CONTENT |
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Topics |
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Introduction |
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Review Of Global Communication Theories |
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Relationship Between Politics And Media in the World |
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Subjective And Objective News: Review of Sample Countries |
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What is News Value?: Review of Sample Countries |
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Changes the Language And Effects On News |
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Two Flow Of News And Propaganda: A Case Study |
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Midterm |
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Censorship and Gatekeeper in Different Countries |
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Press Freedom in Developed Countries and Developing Countries |
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The Role Of Journalism in International Relations: Case Studies |
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Comparison Of Press Systems: Europe and USA |
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Comparison Of Press Systems: Middle East and Asia |
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14 |
Presentations |
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15 |
Presentations |
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Final |
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Recommended Sources
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RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Textbook |
Information Age And Journalism: Journalism In An International Context, Vincent Campell, London: 2004. Civil Society And Media In Global Crises: Reporting Distant Violence, Martin Shaw, New York: 1996. Democracy And The News, Herbert J. Gans, New York, Oxford Uni. Press: 2003. The Sociology Of Journalism, Brian Mcnair, London: 2008. |
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Additional Resources |
The Dynamics Of Persuasion: Communication And Attitudes in The 21st Century, Richard M. Perloff , New York, Routledge: 2014. |
Material Sharing
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MATERIAL SHARING |
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Assignments |
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Exams |
There will be one midterm exam, one presentation and final exam. |
Assessment
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
40 |
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Presentation |
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10 |
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Final Exam |
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50 |
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Total |
100 |
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Contrıbution of fınal examination to overall grade |
50 |
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Contrıbution of in-term studies to overall grade |
50 |
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Total |
100 |
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Course’s Contribution to Program
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COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM |
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Describes the conventional and new concepts of journalism field. Ecaluates these concepts and approaches within sample cases. |
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Follows national and international developments and literature, possesses the terminalogy knowledge in native and foreign language. |
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Defines distinct concepts such as journalism ethics and news value and evaluates the changes in these concepts by beholding various parameters. |
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Defines and analyses cultural, economical, political, sociological, psychological and historical developments and events in scope of journalism principles and ethical rules. |
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Questions national and international sectoral problems with differents appraches and interprets the formations. |
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Follows the advances and developments in national and international journalism field, discusses the changes and transformations in the applications in the field of journalism in other coutries. |
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Analyses, evaluates and explains the research executed in the journalism and digital media fields. |
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Studies, discusses and interprets how the relationship between media devises, society and technology is formed. |
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Expresses the fundamentals and the historical, economical and international developments of digital media. |
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Understands the transformation of conventional journalism to digital media, evaluates the historical and economical and political processes. |
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Describes media convergence, compares and contrasts the periodical conditions and stakeholders. |
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Organises the contents production and usage of new areas in media, designs the necessary research and knowledge requirements for new media management. |
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Focuses on new media theories, exemplifies these theories and follows new perspectives. |
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Expresses technical concepts and information of communication sector that is changed due to new media and evolved with digitilization. Describes the required infrastructure necessary to use and remember the knowledge in the field. |
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Analyses the new production and marketing domains of conventional and digital media, associates these domains with new production forms. |
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ECTS
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) |
16 |
3 |
48 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
14 |
11 |
154 |
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Mid-term |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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Presentation |
1 |
45 |
45 |
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Final |
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3 |
3 |
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Total Work Load |
253 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
8,4 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
8 |
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