ZUR112 Journalistic practice

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/4. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jaroslav Čuřík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavel Macků
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Drahomíra Soldánová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ZUR109 STISK - practice medium
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The course is only for those students of Media Studies and journalism WITHOUT specialisation. The aim of the course is to familiarise students with the functioning of a specific editorial board so that they could try their own skills and qualifications for performing the profession in practice. Another aim is to allow the students to become “independent”, being able not only to fulfil the given tasks but also to come up with their own ideas. The students will become familiar with common press conferences and fieldwork. Reporters will initiated the students into the principles of taking photographs on location (in case of both printed and Internet media), and on the theoretical level, the students will acquire the corresponding knowledge of not only the form and content of new materials, but also the functioning of public administration, local authorities, and other bodies and institutions of public life at leas on the district level. If possible, more proficient students may also gain basic knowledge of editing articles and page layout or, in case of radio, television or the Internet, adequate technical knowledge applicable for editorial work in the specific medium. At the end of the internship, they will be able to produce a news material from an idea, through finding sources and the material production, to possible final adaptation and publishing in a specific medium.
Syllabus
  • Students take part in the introductory seminar in which further details are to be set. For the give period of time, they attend a selected news editorial board (with an editorial team, daily operation and daily outputs) of a newspaper, radio or television (or exceptionally an Internet medium). The choice of the editorial board must be agreed beforehand with the lecturer. At the start of the internship, students have already acquired the following skills. Editors-in-chief may thus rely on the fact that the trainees will be able to produce texts in these genres without any serious difficulties. However, students should be assigned tasks and initiated to the “common” reporter's work gradually according to the proposed timetable (this is particularly valid for printed media, while the procedure is similar in other editorial teams): 1. in brief (local report, notice and invitation) 2. survey 3. transcribing agency news 4. press conference news item 5. extended news item 6. feature (story) 7. report 8. interview 9. note, short essay and comment Note: The internship lasts for the whole semester, whereas the student is required to attend the editorial board at least once a week. The student negotiates the training in the chosen editorial board individually after the preliminary agreement with the lecturer. The internship usually takes place in one medium, and all the exceptions are to be agreed by the lecturer. The internship may take place in the Czech Republic or abroad. The internship may be recognised to those students who work or worked (not more than 5 years ago) for media in the extent corresponding to the above mentioned internship conditions.
Literature
  • BECH-KARLSEN, Jo. Být přitom :reportáž jako žánr a metoda. 1. vyd. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1991, 208 s. ISBN 82-7147-094-9. info
  • BURNS, Lynette Sheridan. Žurnalistika : [praktická příručka pro novináře]. Translated by Hana Antonínová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 186 s. ISBN 8071788716. info
  • CAPPON, René J. The Associated Press guide to news writing. 3rd ed. Forest City, CA: IDG Books Worldwide, 2000, vii, 136. ISBN 0028637550. info
  • CRAIG, Richard. Online journalism : reporting, writing, and editing for new media. Southbank, Victoria, Australia: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005, xiv, 284. ISBN 0534531466. info
  • Making the local news : local journalism in context. Edited by Bob Franklin - David Murphy. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1998, xi, 273. ISBN 0415168031. info
  • MENCHER, Melvin. News reporting and writing. 9th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003, 1 v. ISBN 0072491949. info
  • RUSS-MOHL, Stephan. Žurnalistika : komplexní průvodce praktickou žurnalistikou. Translated by Hana Bakičová. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005, 292 s. ISBN 8024701588. info
  • STOVALL, James Glen. Web journalism : practice and promise of a new medium. Boston: Pearson Education, 2004, xv, 239. ISBN 0205353983. info
  • TUŠER, Andrej. Ako sa robia noviny. 2., upr. vyd. Bratislava: SOFA, 2003, 163 s. ISBN 8089033261. info
Assessment methods
The credit will be awarded to those students who regularly consult their work in the editorial board with the lecturer and submit (within the deadlines) the appropriate amount of published materials (both quality and quantity are assessed). The students are also required to submit the feedback provided by the internship guarantor (editor-in-chief or head of department) in which the student's work will be assessed as at least satisfactory. The internship may be recognised (in part or wholly) to those students who work or worked (not more than 5 years ago) for media in the extent corresponding to the above mentioned internship conditions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Podmínkou zápisu je absolvování všech povinných kurzů (A kredity) specializace Žurnalistika a zapsání povinně volitelného předmětu ZUR309 Seminář k žurnalistické praxi.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz je určen imatrikulačním ročníkům 2003/2004 a starším. Přednostní právo zápisu mají studenti oborové specializace "žurnalistika", a to i v případě, že se přihlásí později než studenti jiných specializací a oborů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2000, Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
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