ZUR500j Media and Crisis

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Johana Kotišová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Johana Kotišová, Ph.D.
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
Fri 20. 9. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 27. 9. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 4. 10. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 11. 10. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 18. 10. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 25. 10. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 1. 11. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 8. 11. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 15. 11. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 29. 11. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 6. 12. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527, Fri 13. 12. 12:00–13:40 Studio 527
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KREDITY_MIN(20)
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to acquaint students with basic concepts of crisis reporting and with the complex relationships between media and diverse types of crisis. The course combines lectures and seminars, the latter providing ample space for critical reflections and discussions of the required readings and relevant concepts in connection to current affairs.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, the students will:
be well informed about basic concepts related to the media-crisis relationship;
be able to use the discussed concepts in their own academic texts;
be able to reflect their own journalistic dilemmas (not only) in crisis situations.
Syllabus
  • Course introduction.
  • Crisis: a weary expression (definitions and typologies of crises, crises of journalism, inside-the-media and outside-the-media crises).
  • Crisis reporting: media representation and coverage of crisis.
  • Media at war.
  • The myth of war correspondent.
  • Fixers, stringers and the uneven distribution of the risks of crisis reporting.
  • Terrorist theatre.
  • Social media and revolution.
  • Media, natural disasters and the ecological catastrophe.
  • Media and migration.
  • The ethics of crisis reporting.
  • Crisis reporting as emotional labour.
Literature
  • Global crisis reportingjournalism in the global age. Edited by Simon Cottle. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009, xiv, 199 p. ISBN 9780335221394. info
  • Pedelty, Mark. War Stories: The culture of foreign correspondents. London: Routledge, 1995.
  • Journalism after september 11. Edited by Victor S. Navasky - Barbie Zelizer - Stuart Allan. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2002, xviii, 268. ISBN 0415288002. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading, class discussions of required reading, homework (position papers), a discussion with crisis reporters.
Assessment methods
Attendance (limit: 4 missed classes), class activity.
Weekly position papers to be handed in at classes (10 weeks with required readings = 10 opportunities to hand in a position paper at maximum 4 points each = up to 40 points in total).
Essay (2000-2200 words, up to 60 points).
You need to gather at least 66 points to successfully finish the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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