Minor «Journalism»

New media is understood as all types of traditional media, the content of which has been converted into digital form and can potentially be presented on the Internet. That is why today other common synonyms for the concept of "new media" are the terms "online media" and "network media" associated with the presentation of a media product in digitized form directly on the Internet. Knowledge and mastery of the basic characteristics of traditional and new types of journalism, taking into account the technical and technological foundations is a modern requirement.

Purpose

Formed key competencies

Learning outcomes

To give the main characteristics of traditional and new types of journalism, to describe traditional and new media in temporal and qualitative aspects, to consider the substantive, technical and technological foundations of each type of journalism.

 
  • Knows the technological characteristics of traditional and new media;
  • creates its own products, productively combining text and visual type of information presentation;
  • creates visualized materials that reflect the specifics of the media content, taking into account the type under study.
  • Owns the main characteristics of traditional and new types of journalism
  • Systematically describes traditional and new types of media in temporal and qualitative aspects
  • Applies system knowledge in the comparative characteristics of each type of journalism

 

 

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Description

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Photojournalism

Photojournalist . A field of journalism that uses photography as a vehicle to convey a message. Photo modes. Shine. Structure. Professional ethics and rules of a photojournalist. Photo processing. How to choose a camera? Maintenance of a digital camera. Ways to take a good photo. Successful photography.

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Visual journalism

The concept of «visual journalism». Visual forms of information transfer. Information display methods. Information: texts, pictures, drawings, photographs. Information: light or sound signals.Types of visual journalism. Visual media. Infographics - presentation  messages, information, knowledge by graphic methods. Infographics are visual representations of information. Multimedia forms. Preparing different types  data.

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Social media and journalism

Interaction of social media and journalism. Ability to use social networks at different stages of the information process. Ethical aspects of using social networks in journalistic practice. Legal aspects of using social networks in journalistic practice. Social networks: opportunities and threats.
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