| Code: HİT114 |
Course Title: NEWS COLLECTION AND WRITING TECHNIQUES |
Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 |
ECTS: 3 |
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| Year/Semester of Study |
1 / Spring Semester |
| Level of Course |
Short Cycle Degree Programme |
| Type of Course |
Optional |
| Department |
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY |
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites |
None |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to Face |
| Teaching Period |
14 Weeks |
| Name of Lecturer |
RIZA GÜNAYDIN (rzgnydn@nevsehir.edu.tr) |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
RIZA(KAPALI) GÜNAYDIN, |
| Language of Instruction |
Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) |
None |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of the course is to enable students to turn newsworthy events into news by explaining which events are newsworthy in the first place. In the news gathering and writing course, it is aimed to teach students to collect news information from the scene and then to write news in the limited time given to them. In addition to the practices, the characteristics that journalists should have and the ethical rules are given, and the principles that a journalist should have are taught to the students. |
| Learning Outcomes |
PO |
MME |
| The students who succeeded in this course: |
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| LO-1 |
Can Learn the difference between event and news, which event is newsworthy and deserves to be news |
PO-2 Describe, synthesize, analyze, interpret and evaluate data and information professionally.
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Examination
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| LO-2 |
Can He/she learns how to write the headline, which elements to emphasize in the introduction, and which method to write the news while writing the news. |
PO-14 Easily apply the theoretical and practical knowledge obtained from school.
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Examination
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| LO-3 |
Can learns the language specific to journalism, the predicates of reporting, and the tenses used in the news. |
PO-2 Describe, synthesize, analyze, interpret and evaluate data and information professionally.
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Examination
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| LO-4 |
Can He senses what kind of style and method she will turn an event into news. |
PO-15 With the theoretical and practical experience obtained they are able to analyze and provide solutions to the problems encountered of the sector.
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Examination
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PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
| Course Contents |
| News gathering and writing methods, Newsletter, News source, Difference between event and news, Creating effective news headlines. |
| Weekly Course Content |
| Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 |
What is the news? What are the features? Definition of news and discussion with its features. |
explanation |
| 2 |
What is the news, the process of going from the event to the news, the stages of producing the news. |
explanation |
| 3 |
News value criteria. |
explanation |
| 4 |
News gathering and news sources (primary-secondary- and other sources) |
explanation |
| 5 |
Title in the news, title types, spot. Evaluation of the news written by the students. |
explanation, application |
| 6 |
News writing rules (use of upper and lower case, predicate, abbreviation, number) |
explanation, questions and answers |
| 7 |
The 5 N 1 K rule and its application to news. |
explanation, discussion |
| 8 |
mid-term exam |
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| 9 |
Tenses used in the news. |
explanation, application |
| 10 |
Qualities that a reporter should have |
explanation |
| 11 |
Objectivity and accuracy in the news. |
explanation, questions and answers |
| 12 |
The study of the introduction in the news, the types of entries and the application of these types to a single event. |
explanation, application |
| 13 |
Newsletter journalism, types of newsletters- The practice of writing news based on the newsletter. |
explanation, application |
| 14 |
Evaluation of the news based on the bulletin. |
explanation, application |
| 15 |
Explaining the concepts specific to journalism by using current examples. |
explanation, application |
| 16 |
final exam |
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| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
| 1 |
Yüksel, E., Gürcan, H. İ. (2005). Haber toplama ve yazma. Konya: Tablet Kitabevi. |
| Required Course instruments and materials |
| Computer, Internet, presentation equipment, sample applications written and visual |
