FSS:ENS281 Environmental Journalism - Course Information

ENS281 Environmental Journalism

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Vojtěch Pelikán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vít Kouřil (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Thu 16:00–17:40 U36

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Security & Strategic Studies (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-GK)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-HS)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-KS)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-MS)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-PL)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-PS)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-SO)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-SP)
• European Studies (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Gender Studies (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Media Studies and Journalism (programme FSS, B-HE)
• International Relations (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Psychology (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Social Anthropology (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Social Work (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Public Policy and Human Resources (programme FSS, B-HE)

Course objectives

Students will gain general knowledge of media landscape and its segments. They will become familiar with the basic journalistic genres. Students will also learn how to present their environmental research in popular form and they will elaborate their own media outupts, which will be provided with individual feedback. Professional journalists will share with students experience from print media, TV, radio and from data journalism.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the labyrinth of media
• 2. Map of green media in the Czech Republic and worldwide + their relationship with civic sector
• 3. Environmental issues in the big media; case study: media & climate change
• 4. Publishing process; scientific vs. popular text
• 5. Topic selection and sources of information
• 6. News coverage and its basic genres
• 7. Interview
• 8. Reportage
• 9. Investigative & analytic approach
• 10. Commentary, gloss, collumn
• 11. Online media
• 12. Photo, video, audio
• 13. Data journalism

Teaching methods

- lectures - elaboration of individual tasks - individual feedback - presentations by professional journalists - reading of required literature

Assessment methods

Elaboration of partial and final tasks
Attendance (max 3 absence hours)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• ENSb1281 Environmental Journalism
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