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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to the Course: Audio presentation; radio news, Television presentation: the power of TV news, What? Where? When? Why? Who? How?, Introduction to wire copy, Writing a lead
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2) |
News gathering: where does it come from?, Ethics in modern journalism and issues of privacy, Newsroom responsibilities and newsroom positions, Writing a lead and producing a full TV story, Producing a TV rundown, Principles of using, writing to and choosing sound
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3) |
Using your voice, News release challenges, Breaking news, News conferences
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4) |
Sourcing and getting the most out of an interview, Working with multiple sources
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5) |
Writing for TV news, Shooting, framing and editing, How to pitch a story
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6) |
The business side: ratings, sales, how everyone makes money, sponsored content, Teamwork: how to work with a team, producers, associate producers, anchors, reporters, assignment desk, photographers and management, Work on framing, Principles of a TV interview
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7) |
Review: radio and tv writing |
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8) |
Creating and writing to graphic, More writing to video, Creating a story with graphics and video
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9) |
Focus on shooting and editing, Introduction to digital writing
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10) |
Taking and framing photos for digital stories, Caption writing, Working to set-up quotations
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11) |
Different kinds of digital stories, Special digital productions: Dinner around the world and Chinatown, September 11th in sound (media), Practice “quick write-ups” on breaking news, Write a detailed pitch for a story you’ll do in different formats
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12) |
Writing workshop for radio, TV and digital |
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13) |
Writing sports and writing business news |
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14) |
Review of the term |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. |
1 |
2) |
To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. |
5 |
3) |
To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. |
4 |
4) |
To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. |
4 |
5) |
To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. |
3 |
6) |
To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. |
3 |
7) |
To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. |
4 |
8) |
To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. |
5 |
9) |
To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. |
5 |
10) |
To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |
5 |