GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF NEWS/1350004
Course Title: SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF NEWS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Murat Sadullah Çebi
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  -
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  sacebi@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
By the end of the course, students will be expected to be able to understand, explain, interpret and analyze
into processes, situations, circumstances critically ways in which:
news is determinated by varios factors in news processes
news is constructed by society/structure/system and ideology at the macro level,
also social actions and interactions, meaning and interpretation at the micro level
news occurs as a kind of knowledge also as a text, discourse, rhetoric or narrative
the processes of news production are influenced by the society/structure, ideology and perpetuates social power relations as well as individualistic f
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  here is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  epistemology of news
2. Week  concepts and theoretical perpectives to the sociology of news concepts and theoretical perpectives to the sociology of news
3. Week  selecting news: gatekeeping
4. Week  factors of news values
5. Week  news bias
6. Week  media institutions, professional and organisational practices/routines
7. Week  professionalism: values and norms
8. Week  political economy of news
9. Week  culture/society and news
10. Week  globalisation and sociology of news
11. Week  news as a kind of knowledge, a text, a discourse, a rhetoric and a narrative, a genre, a social construct
12. Week  News, Politics, Power and Authority
13. Week  impact areas and effects of news
14. Week  news and news sourcez
15. Week  rethinking the sociology of news
16. Week  rethinking the sociology of news
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Croteau, David ve William Hoynes (1997), Media/Society: Industries, Images, and Audiences. Thousand Oaks, Calif. ve London: Pine Forge Press. Çebi, Murat Sadullah (2003), Haberi Anlamak. Ankara: Gazi Yayınevi. Golding, Peter (1994), “Telling Stories: Sociology, Journalism and the Informed Citizen.”, European Journal of Communication.Cilt 9, ss. 461-484. Hackett, Robert A (1984), Decline of a Paradigma. Bias and Objectivity in News Media Studies. Critical Studies in Media Communication. cilt 1, sayı 3, ss. 229-259. “Bir Paradigmanın Önemini Yitirişi. Medya Çalışmalarında Yanlılık ve Nesnellik”, çev. Ayşe İnal, Ankara Üniversitesi İlef Yıllık 1997-1998. Janowitz, Morris (1975) "Professional Models in Journalism: The Gatekeeper and the Advocate," Journalism Quarterly, ss. 618-626, 662. Larsson, Larsake (2002), “Journalists and Politicians: A Relationship Requiring Manoeuvring Space.” Journalism Studies. Cilt 3, Sayı 1, ss. 21-33. McManus, John (1995), “A market-based model of new
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
14
2
28
 Final and Studying for Final
14
2
28
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
182
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.28
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Realises the interdisciplinary nature of communication science.X
2Defines fundamental issues related to the field of journalism and their cause-effect relationships.X
3Evaluates the expertise level theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge in the field of journalism.X
4Uses theory in the field of journalism, combining with quantitative and qualitative research methods, in advanced level.X
5Forms information about the field of journalism analytically and systematically.X
6Conducts a scientific study in the field of journalism, by taking responsibility individually and in-group.X
7Determines a problem in the field of journalism.X
8Collects data about the research problem.X
9Draw conclusions from the data obtained.X
10Distinguishs basic approaches and methods in the field of journalism.X
11Evaluates all available resources, by doing literature research in order to access information.X
12Evaluates current theoretical and methodological developments in the field of journalism, and transfers them to academic studies.X
13Collects data related to the field of journalism and integrates them with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values.X
14Uses knowledge and skills which is acquired in the field of journalism to contribute academic and social knowledge.X