ZURb1235 TV newscasting

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Markéta Bočková (seminar tutor)
doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Iva Vodáková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
ZURb1116 Journalistic technological competence && ZURb1115 The basics of professional behavior &&(!NOW( ZURb1111 Practice medium ))
Active approach to learning, involvement in lessons.
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
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Course objectives
In the Television News subject you will be shooting videos. And shooting. And shooting. And writing. And editing. And cutting. And cutting again. We'll guide you in practicing television formats from short interviews, to read-alouds, to creative stand-ups, to independent reporting. You'll learn from your own mistakes and ours. We'll give you a behind-the-scenes look at the TV newsroom and how the various professions work together. We'll guide you through the transformation of stark information into an engaging and visually appealing television story. The course should be an ideal preparation for the TV Press and your independent practice/work in (not only) TV news editing. We will be inviting guests from the television background. In classes you will try out practical tasks. Part of the preparation for the course is watching newscasts of individual TV stations.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to find and arrange a topic after the course. Design its treatment and appropriate television format. To shoot, write and edit a television piece.
Syllabus
  • Course topics:
  • 1. FACTS AND MYTHS ABOUT TV NEWS
  • 2. FORMATS OF V TV NEWS
  • 3. FROM INFORMATION TO THE NEWS
  • 4. REPORTER'S DAY
  • 5. WORKING IN THE TERRACE AND IN THE SHADOW
  • 6. LIVE
  • 7. RESOURCES
  • 8. ETHICS AND CONSEQUENCES OF PRACTICE
  • 9. EXCURSION TO THE BRNO STUDIO OF ČT
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SHOOK, Frederick, John LARSON and John DETARSIO. Television field production and reporting : a guide to visual storytelling. 6th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2013, xv, 351. ISBN 9780205111589. info
  • ŠMÍD, Milan and Ludmila TRUNEČKOVÁ. Novinář a jeho zdroje v digitální éře. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2009, 205 s. ISBN 9788024616612. info
  • Broadcast journalism : a critical introduction. Edited by Jane Chapman - Marie Kinsey. New York, NY: Routledge, 2008, x, 278. ISBN 9780415441551. info
    not specified
  • TATANO, Randy. Broadcast journalism street smarts : the 2013 survival guide for today's television newsroom. [s.l.]: Accio Books, 2013, 258 s. ISBN 9781481800174. info
  • WENGER, Debora Halpern and Deborah POTTER. Advancing the story : broadcast journalism in a multimedia world. 2nd ed. Washington: CQ Press, 2012, xxxi, 380. ISBN 9781608717149. info
Teaching methods
Teaching by simulating practice. Developing individual and teamwork. Independent projects and their presentation.
Assessment methods
Attendance at a minimum of 9 seminars. Submission of 3 independent assignments and a final report. The course is ideally combined with ZURb1417 News Editing, where you can work on the assignments given by us.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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