Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
UNDERSTANDING NEWS 32017007 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals This course is designed to enable students to initiate an inquiry on the news. The conceptual infrastructure of these interrogations is ensured by discussing different approaches to the news. In particular, the liberal news approach, which emphasizes the fact that the news is objective and impartial, and the critical approaches that emphasize the founding nature of the ideological and reality of the news are discussed relationally. News as a type of information and media product are examined in terms of the production process, the structure of the text itself, and the relations of readers / audiance with the news. In addition, the transformational effects of new media technology on news are also reviewed.
Course Content
Learning Outcomes 1) Recognize the differences between liberal, Marxist and phenomenological approaches to news
2) Establish the connection between news and reality
3) Distinguishes the structural features of news in different media types
4) Evaluate conversions in journalism in new media
5) Discusses the possibilities and dilemmas of citizen journalism

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Conceptual and practical thinking on news, questioning the basic characteristics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Review of historical conditions and social dynamics of the emergence of liberal news approach Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week : Examining the perspective of the news in Marxist critical approaches Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Understanding what is news within the framework of phenomenological approach Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Evaluation of different approaches through news Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week How do different media types construct the news? Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week To look at the main points and findings of studies on news Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Internet journalism and the changing meaning of news reader and author Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Citizen journalism and journalism Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Conflict and peace reporting Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week The connection of the news with gender: women and news Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week What is human rights journalism and rights reporting? Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week In the current media environment in Turkey newsroom practices critical look Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week General evaluation and closing Lecture

 Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Çatışma ve Savaş Dönemlerinde Gazetecilik, E.Arsan, içinde Gazetecilik ve Habercilik, Der. S.Alankuş, s.125-136
Haberde Gerçekliğin İnşa Edilmesi Ne Demektir? Ç.Dursun, içinde Haber Hakikat İktidar İlişkisi, Elips kitap, s.37-66.
Hak Haberciliğinin Doğası ve Olanağı, Ç.Dursun, içinde İnsan Hakları Haberciliği derl. S.Alankuş, İPS vakfı yay. s.105- 123
İnternet Gazeteciliğinde Profesyonelliğin Değişimi, A.Aydoğan, içinde Haberi Eleştirmek, der.Ö.Özer, s.305-332, Literatürk yay.
Kadına Yönelik Şiddet Karşısında Haber Etiği, içinde İletişim Kuram Kritik, İmge Kitabevi, s.191-218.
Liberal Basın, Ö.Özer, Literatürk yay
Televizyon Haberciliğine Bir Bakış, A.C. Temizkan, içinde Haberin Doğası, derl.ö.Özer, s.331-356, Literatürk yay
Temel Gazetecilik, O.Tokgöz, s.400-410, İmge kitabevi
Türkiye'de 1975-2010 yılları Arasında Haber Habercilik ve Gazetecilik Çalışmalarında Kadın Sorunlarına Bakış ve Feminist Yaklaşımlar, Ç.Dursun, içinde İletişim Kuram Kritik, İmge kitebevi, s.137-190
Türkiye'de Haber ve Habercilik Çalışmalarının Genel Bir Değerlendirmesi: 1980-2003, Ç.Dursun, içinde Haber Hakikat İktidar İlişkisi, Elips kitap. s.89-150.
Türkiye'de Haber ve Habercilik Gazetecilik Çalışmaları Bibliyografyası, Ç.Dursun
TV Haberlerinde İdeoloj, Ç.Dursun, İmge kitabevi. S.123-145
Yeni Medyayı Alternatif Medya Bağlamında Anlamak, A.Aydoğan ve F. Başaran, içinde Alternatif Medya Alternatif Gazetecilik, derl. Ö.Özer, s. 247-270
Yurttaş Gazeteciliği, R.Duran, s.91-126 ,içinde Gazetecilik ve Habercilik, derl.S.Alankuş,
 Haber ve Habercilik, Gazetecilik Üzerine Düşünmek, Ç.Dursun, içinde Gazetecilik ve Habercilik drl. S.Alankuş, IPS Vakfı yay. s.69- 90
 İletişimin Radikal Ekonomi Politik Yaklaşımı Çerçevesinde Haberin Ekonomi Politiği, Ö.Özer, içinde Haberi Eleştirmek, s.21-52

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 1 5
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 10 1
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