TV Journalism

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:8.00

Study Course Accepted:30.09.2024 08:59:08

Study Course Information
Course Code:		KSK_075		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Communication Sciences; Library Science		Target Audience:		Communication Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Sergejs Kruks
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		8	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		4	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		8
Total Contact Hours								24
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		5	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		10
Classes (count)		3	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		6
Total Contact Hours								16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Introduction to communication theories.
Objective:
To familiarise students with principles of creating an audio-visual message; to explain goals and structure of different shows; to foster critical understanding about a documentary show and verbal and visual content of a news story; to promote visual thinking.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Television audiences in Latvia. Audience measurement: rating and share. Message encoding and decoding.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Typology of TV broadacst. News: newsroom routines, selection of events. Definition of problem issues. Selection of information sources.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	study trip
3	Shooting a story. Types of frames. Editing. Components of a news story. Typology of news bradcasts.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	study trip
4	Text and image. Audiovisual codes.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	study trip
5	Interviews and talk shows.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
6	Documentaries			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
7	Television watching habits. Audience research			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
8	Objectivity. Public and commercial television.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Television audiences in Latvia. Audience measurement: rating and share. Message encoding and decoding.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
2	Typology of TV broadacst. News: newsroom routines, selection of events. Definition of problem issues. Selection of information sources.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	study trip
3	Shooting a story. Types of frames. Editing. Components of a news story. Typology of news bradcasts.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	study trip
4	Text and image. Audiovisual codes.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	study trip
5	Interviews and talk shows.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
6	Documentaries			Lectures		0.50
7	Television watching habits. Audience research			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
8	Objectivity. Public and commercial television.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Reading compulsary literature; accomplishing three home assignments: 1) development of a news story, 2) comparing TV3 and LTV1 evening news broadcasts, 3) analyzing a documentary. Home work can be accomplished in groups of 2-4 students.
Assessment Criteria:
Three home assignments (a news story 40%, two written assignments 10% ea), written examination (40%).
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		On completion of the study course students understand the principles of creation and interpretation of audio-visual messages and television shows.
Skills:		On completion of the study course students create a news feature, can combine text and image in a story.
Competencies:		On completion of the study course students evaluate audio-visual messages and their contextual interpretations.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Allan, S. (2010) “News, Audiences and Everyday Life”. Pp. 121-122, 130-141 in News Culture.
2	Boyd, Andrew (2001) Broadcast journalism. Techniques of Radio and TV News. Oxford: Focal Press.
3	Hall, S. (2006) „Encoding/Decoding”, Pp. 163-173 in Media and Cultural Studies. Key Works.
4	Morley, D. (1992) Gender, domestic leisure and viewing practices. Pp. 123-162 in Television, Audiences and Cultural Studies.
5	Nichols, Bill (2001) Introduction to documentary. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
6	Walters, Roger (1994) Broadcast Writing. McGriw-Hill.
7	Wasko, Janet (2005) A companion to television. London: Blackwell.
8	White, Ted and Frank Barnas (2010) Broadcast News: Writing, Reporting, and Producing. 5th Edition. London: Focal Press.
9	Dayan, D., E. Katz (1992) Media Events. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Additional Reading
1	Kruks, S., J. Juzefovičs (2007) Ziņas Latvijas televīzijās. LTV1, LTV7, TV3, LNT, TV5 un PBK ziņu raidījumu satura analīze. Rīga: NRTP.
2	Kruks, S., J. Juzefovičs, G. Kikusts, E. Kikuste (2007) Ziņas Latvijas televīzijās. LTV1, LTV7, TV3, LNT, TV5 un PBK ziņu raidījumu satura analīze. Rīga: NRTP.
3	Lange, P. (2014) Kids on Youtube. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.
4	Millerson, G., J. Owens (2009) Television Production. 14th ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
5	Juzefovičs, J. (2012) Ziņas sabiedriskajā televīzijā. Valmiera: Vidzemes Augstskola.