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NEW MEDIA
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
NMD3207 International Journalism Fall 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None.
Course Objectives: The course aims to develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of journalism in a global context. The course also aims to boost creativity and readiness to respond to an ever-changing news environment.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- will have a better understanding of the era of global journalism,
- will be equipped with the required knowledge and a toolkit to succeed in this hyper-digitalized era,
- will be able to craft international news production and channel foreign audiences efficiently through impactful storytelling without giving up on journalistic ethics and standards.

Course Content

Sessions focus both on theories and practices of today’s international journalism, citing relevant research and best practices in the profession. Peculiarities of cross-cultural audiences, multimedia formats, digital tools, content types platforms and ethics are covered in detail. Reporting conflicts, identities and other complex issues have their own dedicated sessions.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course overview and planning -
2) Value and Function of International Reporting -
3) Models of International Reporting I -
4) Models of international reporting II -
5) How to Write: News -
6) Discussion and critique of news -
7) Special Issues: Freedom of information, transparency -
8) Midterm -
9) Silencing the press in Third World Countries -
10) Regional Focus: Europe Press -
11) Regional focus: North America press -
12) Special topic: Assessing the information pollution issue within international context
13) Special topic: Barriers to Media Development -
14) Critique and evaluation of the term -

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Williams, Kevin (2011). International Journalism
ISBN-10: 1412945283
References: McPhail, Thomas L. (2006) Global Communications: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends. Malden, Mass; Oxford: Blackwell.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 50
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
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. 3
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. 2
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. 3
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. 2
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. 4
7) To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. 1
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. 4
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. 4