AS345 News Gathering and Writing Techniques

4 ECTS - 1-2 Duration (T+A)- 5. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code AS345
Name News Gathering and Writing Techniques
Semester 5. Semester
Duration (T+A) 1-2 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ÇİĞDEM YASEMİN ÖZKAN


Course Goal

Students will be primarily informed about the definitions of the news, and within this context, it will be possible to evaluate the objectivity of the news.The lesson also includes the types and basic elements of the news, the news language, news writing rules, news sources, questioning techniques and editing.

Course Content

The course aims to acquire basic knowledge and skills about news gathering and writing rules. Thus, students are prepared to work in a professional manner. It is also aimed to provide students with the opportunity to find their own place in the press world equipped with new communication technologies by combining the theory and practice of the lecturer.

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites for the course.

Resources

Erkan Yüksel & Halil İbrahim Gürcan, Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi.

Notes

BİA Kitaplığı: https://bianet.org/bianet/sayfa/bia-kitapligi.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Have basic knowledge and skills about news gathering and writing techniques.
LO02 Become aware of why need to be objective when writing news.
LO03 By getting accurate information on the basic elements of the news, become a well-equipped journalist.
LO04 By learning the language of the news, communicates correctly with the target audience.
LO05 Expands the field of study by learning appropriate news writing criteria for different media.
LO06 By using questioning techniques, gets the right information from the news sides.
LO07 Becomes a qualified journalist candidate by acquiring the skills and knowledge needed by the sector.
LO08 Learns the concept of revision, which is part of the news writing rules, and writes the appropriate news in the framework of this concept.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies.
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). 4
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. 4
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. 4
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on.
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications.
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets.
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. 4
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. 5
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning 2
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. 3
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad.
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. 4
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, 5
PLO18 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media)
PLO19 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly.
PLO20 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Who isjournalist -The evolution of journalism Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 The organization and functioning of media institutions Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Various definitions of news Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Types of news Reading, practice Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
6 Constituents of news Reading, practice Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
7 News resources Reading, practice Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading, practice Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Phases of news production process Reading, practice Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
10 Rules of news writing Reading, practice Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
11 Questioning techniques and news writing Reading, practice Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
12 News feed examples Reading, practice Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
13 Preparing appropriate news for different media environments and redaction Reading, practice Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
14 Practice 1 Reading, practice Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
15 Practice 2 Reading, practice Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
16 Term Exams Reading, practice Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Reading, practice Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 7 7
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 109
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,36
ECTS 4 ECTS