General Information
| Course Code | S_JNIVW |
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| Credits | 6 EC |
| Period | P1 |
| Course Level | 100 |
| Language of Tuition | Dutch |
| Faculty | Fac. of Social Sciences and Humanities |
| Course Coordinator | dr. A.M.J. van Hoof |
| Examiner | dr. A.M.J. van Hoof |
| Teaching Staff |
dr. A.M.J. van Hoof dr. S. Majo Vazquez drs. J.L. Arendsen MA |
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Part of programme(s)
Bachelor
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Practical Information
You need to register for this course yourself. The (de)registration deadlines can be found on VU.nl
| Teaching Methods | Study Group, Lecture |
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Target audiences
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Course Objective
Upon completion of this course, the student is able to ...
- explain the historical developments in journalism in modern democratic societies;
- apply theoretical perspectives on news selection and presentation to analyse different manifestations of news;
- describe the Dutch news media environment from a comparative perspective;
- critically evaluate the relationship between journalists, news sources and the public;
- explain based on theories how news influences attitudes of news users.
Course Content
This course is about understanding the importance and impact of journalism in society. Journalism is key to a well-functioning democratic society: It provides the public with information of general interest. The quality of news largely determines the quality of public debate. But what determines the quality of journalism? How do journalists select relevant news facts? How are journalistic values such as objectivity, impartiality, professionalism, news values shaped? How biased (fake?) is the news? To ensure daily news, journalists rely heavily on access to elite sources, but who has the real power over the information? In addition, news is also a commercial product that is produced in an almost industrial way and has to be sold to news consumers. In the 21st century, news, journalistic practice and the way people consume news have changed significantly with the rise of digital communication technology and social media.
In this course, we place the study of journalism in a historical and comparative context and address the challenges of digitalisation. You will learn to understand and analyse what news looks like, why it looks the way it does and how news consumers use news.
Additional Information Teaching Methods
Lectures, Knowledge Clip Lectures, and SeminarsMethod of Assessment
A written exam and an assignment portfolio. For both parts, grades must be sufficient.
Literature
- Book: Perloff, R. M. (2020). The dynamics of news : journalism in the 21st-century media milieu. Routledge
- Additional scientific articles will be made available via Canvas.
Additional Information Target Audience
First year bachelor students Communication Science.
Additional Information
This course uses an interactive learning style, based on 'flipped classroom' and 'team based learning'. There is a lecture every week, a knowledge clip lecture with quizzes and a seminar with assignments. Attendance at the knowledge clip lectures and the seminars is mandatory.