Bachelor
2021/2022
News and Information Management
Type:
Elective course
Area of studies:
International Relations
Delivered by:
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When:
4 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Oleg Dmitriev
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
Contact hours:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Television, radio and online news are conversational media. The international news has changed greatly for the past 20 years. With the help of the latest technological innovations news can be transmitted on various platforms with a great speed. The course teaches students the latest trends in the production and management of international news. Besides, the students will try their skills in a conversational news writing that would be attractive to a worldwide audience. Besides, the students will also grasp basic ideas about 21-st century principles of journalism. In addition they will learn more about key principles of story planning for various platforms
Learning Objectives
- The students are expected to broaden their knowledge about international news media and test news writing skills which would give the students the idea about the activities at international newsrooms.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- The students will be able to analyze international media, news content, produce media text suitable for various media in proper English with full understanding of the way the text is perceived in different media and platforms
- They also should know basic ideas about various international news platforms, including social networks.
Course Contents
- Unit 1. News consumers: How they perceive news and whom they trust
- Unit 2. What is a short news item?
- Unit 3: Planning the news coverage
- Unit 4. Breaking news
- Unit 5. Codes of Ethics an Editorial Policy
- Unit 6. Radio and Podcasts
- Unit 7: Television Landscape in the Digital Age
- Unit 8. News online
- Unit 9. Data journalism as modern extension
- Unit 10. Alternative media
Assessment Elements
- Individual tasks
- Work during seminars and attendance
- Final tests
- Individual tasks
- Work during seminars and attendance
- Final tests
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.5 * Final tests + 0.3 * Individual tasks + 0.2 * Work during seminars and attendance
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Anand, V. E., & Jayanthi, K. (2018). A Handbook of Journalism : Media in the Information Age. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1739149
- Hemmingway, E. (2008). Into the Newsroom : Exploring the Digital Production of Regional Television News. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=211937
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Eide, M., Sjøvaag, H., & Larsne, L. O. (2016). Journalism Re-examined:Digital Challenges and Professional Reorientations : Digital Challenges and Professional Reorientations. Bristol: Intellect. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1406720
- Ермолаева, О. Я. (2017). Mytton G., Diem P., van Dam P.H. “Media audience research. A guide for professionals” (book review) ; Как исследовать аудиторию медиа в современных условиях? (рецензия на книгу Mytton G., Diem P., van Dam P.H. ’Media audience research. A guide for professionals’). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.CE7D8C8B