Syllabus | EN 2216: Advanced Journalism II
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1)Theory of Journalism (8/4 hrs)
- Beginnings of Journalism
- Where does journalism begin?
- The Printing Press
- Dangerous Information
- The New world
- Benjamin Franklin
- The fire of Revolution
- The Women in Eighteenth – Century Journalism
- James Riving ton and Tory Press
- Partisanship
2)The History of Journalism (7/3 hrs)
- Change and more change
- The Penny Press
- James Gordon Bennett and the New York Herald
- Sectionalism, Slavery and Abolition
- The growth of Magazines
- Photographing the rich and famous
- The Civil War
- The end of the war and its Aftermath
3) New Realities, New Journalism (7/4 hrs)
- A Profession Matures
- A Generation of Growth
- An age of Personalities
- Yes Virginia , there is a Santa Claus
- Advancing Technology
- Reporters and Reporting
- Yellow Journalism
- ‘Stunt’ Journalist Nellie Bly
- Change in Advertising
- The Watch dog Press
4)Twentieth Century and beyond (7/3 hrs)
- A Century of Technology
- The Decline of News Papers
- The Development of Radio
- Time and Development of the News magazine
- Henry Luce and the March of Time
- Television
- News papers : Clouded Stability and Prosperity
- Expanding Television with cable
- Watergate: A Third-Rate Burglary and a Pulitzer for two young reporters
- The Development of the web
5) Types of Journalism Publication and Website Design (8/4 hrs)
1.Graphics Journalism
- Principles of Design
- Conventions of Graphics
- Types of Graphics
- Developing info graphics
2.Photo Journalism
- Basics of Photo Journalism
- Photographer’s Commitment
- The Photojournalist in action
- Rules for the beginning photojournalist
- Newsworthy Photos
- Cropping
- Scaling
- Digital Photography
- Ethics and Taste
- Cutline
3. Publication and Website Design
- Design
- Visual Logic
Types
- Families of Type
- Serif and Sans Serif
- The Anatomy of Type
- Type on the page
- Illustration
- White Space
- News paper Design
- Types of News Paper Design
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Modular
- Principles of layout
- Proportion
- Balance
- Focus
- Visual Dynamics
- Unity
- News Judgment
- Laying out a Page
- Twelve Rules
- Web Site Design
- Readability
- Simplicity
- Consistency
- Variety
- Purpose
6) Magazines (8/4 hrs)
- Why Magazine Journalism?
- Structure of Magazine Industry
- Consumer Magazines
- Business , Trade and Professional Magazines
- Sponsored, Association, or Company Magazines
- Creating a Magazine
- Magazine Journalism
- Extended Feature Stories
- Personality Profile
- Analysis and Interpretation
- Literary Journalism
- Travel Articles
- Freelance Writing
- The future of Magazines
* Television, Radio and News Web Sites
7) Practical Component (8/4 hrs)
Designing and producing a college magazine
- Planning what type of articles to include
- Crafting the articles
- Selecting, and editing and re-drafting
- Using illustrations
- Proof – reading the articles.
8) Culture ,Law and Ethical Practices of a Journalist ( 7/4 hrs)
The Culture of Journalism
- The world of the journalist
- Character and Characteristics
- Scepticism and Cynicism
- Working within the news organization
- Dealing with sources
- Objectivity and Fairness
- Unacceptable Practices
- Plagiarism
- Fabricating Information
- Altering a photograph
- Working for a separate publication without the editors knowledge
- News organizations in the larger culture of Journalism
- Are the news media liberal or conservative?
- Civic Journalism
- A Dynamic Culture
Law and the journalist
- Corruption in Minneapolis
- Legal Precedents
- The First Amendment
- The state of the first Amendment
- Defamation
- Defences against libel suits
- Developing the concept of the public figure
- Copyright and trademarks
- Privacy
- Legal Protection for Journalists
Ethical Practices
- The Good Journalist
- Honesty
- Professional Practices
- Respect
- An Approach to Ethical Behaviour
- Ethical Difficulties
- Falsifying Information
- Plagiarism
- Conflicts of Interest
- Privacy
- Bias, Unfairness, selective Reporting
- Persistent Problems
Journalism – Present and Future
- An open profession
- Financial State of the profession
- Bias
- Errors / Credibility
- Sensationalism / Relevance
- Intrusiveness
- Recruitment, Training, and Retention
- Changing Technology , Changing Audience
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