FSS:ZUR202 Journalism Ethics - Course Information
ZUR202 Introduction to Journalism Ethics
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Thu 12:00–13:30 AVC
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- Určeno pro studenty 2. a 3. ročníku.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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- Course objectives
- The course aims to introduce students to the reflection of ethics in contemporary journalism on the background of wide understanding of topic as a philosophical discipline. The czech tradition of philosophy is accented.
- Syllabus
- Introduction
- The situation of man in modernity, hermeneutic situation
- Basic ethical concepts, care of the soul (Plato, J. Patocka)
- Practical virtue (fronésis) - Aristotle, stoicism (Cicero, Seneca)
- I. Kant
- Nietzsche and zen
- Perspectives of ethics in the context of neurosciences
- Ethics and aesthetics, kitsch, morale and work
- Ethics and institutions (media law, code of ethics)
- Engaged journalism, objectivity and independence as a problem
- Selected cases of ethical issues in the media I
- Selected cases of ethical issues in media II
- Perspectives on journalism ethics in the light of "new media"
- Literature
- required literature
- PATOČKA, Jan. Kacířské eseje o filosofii dějin. 3., opr. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2007, 135 s. ISBN 9788072982752. info
- ANZENBACHER, Arno. Úvod do etiky. Vyd. 2. Praha: Academia, 2001, 292 s. ISBN 8020009175. info
- ARISTOTELES. Etika Nikomachova [Jan Laichter, 1937]. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1937, XXI, 305 s. info
- recommended literature
- The Encyclopedia of Ethics I, II, (Ed. Becker, L.C. et Becker, Ch. B.). 1992.
- Knowlton, S. R.: Moral Reasoning for Journalists. Cases and Commentatory. Praeger, westport, Connectitt London 1997.
- PATOČKA, Jan. Péče o duši :soubor statí a přednášek o postavení člověka ve světě a v dějinách. Edited by Ivan Chvatík - Pavel Kouba. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1999, 398 s. ISBN 80-86005-91-7. info
- NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. Soumrak model, čili, Jak se filosofuje kladivem. Olomouc: Votobia, 1995, 194 s. ISBN 80-85885-33-6. info
- ANZENBACHER, Arno. Úvod do filozofie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 304 s. ISBN 8004254144. info
- SENECA. Výbor z listů Luciliovi. Translated by Bohumil Ryba. 2. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1987, 273 s. URL info
- KANT, Immanuel. Základy metafyziky mravů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1976, 135 s. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures and seminars; class discussions; presentations by students; homework (essays, subsequently discussed in a seminar group)
- Assessment methods
- Attendance (required, absence of up to 20%), regular homework (commentary on literature), a seminar presentation, final seminary work and test (focused on terminology) and an oral exam.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
General note: Tento předmět je určen studentům 2., anebo 3. ročníku.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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