NEWS GATHERING AND WRITING TECHNIQUES

FKM164

Course Code: FKM164
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Comprehends general information about the definition and characteristics of the concept of news.
Comprehends news writing techniques.
Gathers material for the news and writes the news.
Knows how to produce news through different broadcast media.
Explains the principles that should be done in journalism.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

With this course, the student will gain the competencies of preparing news for the written and audio-visual media. What is news? How should the news be? What does it mean that the news is the fourth force controlling the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary? In addition to answering the questions, it will be emphasized that the news is a part of life, a person's right to life, and that the news is a phenomenon that directly targets people's information. In this context, the formation and development of news from the first age to the present, journalism issues in the print, radio and visual media, and digital media, and how the neutrality of the news is discussed over the concept of news today will be discussed.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The concepts of news, the relationship between news and reality: Liberal-Pluralist approach.
2^nd Week	The relationship between news and reality: Critical approaches.
3^rd Week	Kinds of news.
4^th Week	News Gathering.
5^th Week	News Production Process.
6^th Week	News writing.
7^th Week	Theoretical approaches to the television news-1.
8^th Week	Theoretical approaches to the television news-2.
9^th Week	News analysis.
10^th Week	The basic concepts of TV journalism.
11^th Week	The importance of TV interview: Case discussions.
12^th Week	The usage of image at the announcement: Case discussions.
13^th Week	The stages of radio news production.
14^th Week	Podcast journalism.
15^th Week

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1				X
K2
K3	X	X	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8	X	X	X	X	X
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13
K14