TJU Syllabus for Introduction to Journalism

2022-09-13

Code:	2111235	Title:	Introduction to Journalism
Semester Hours:	32	Credits:	2
Semester Hour Structure	Lecture：30 Computer Lab： Experiment： Practice：2 Practice (Week)：
Offered by:	School of Liberal Arts and Law	Date:	2011
for:	Journalism, Chinese Language and Literature
Prerequisite:	Introduction to Media Literacy

1. Objective

Introduction toJournalismis a required course for students major inChinese Language and Literature.

Introduction toJournalismisa core component ofjournalism. It mainlyintroducesnews, newsclients, journalistsand otherbasicprinciples andknowledge regarding journalism.Throughthis course, students candeepen their understanding ofthe phenomenonof newsandjournalism, and can enhancetheir abilities of therecognitionofpublic information activities, acceptance andcriticism.

2. Course Description

Introduction toJournalismrequires students to master the following basic content.

The first part mainly explains what news is, and this is the basic principles of the news theory. The second part mainly explains how to do a good work in news reporting and this is the work principles for news theory. The third part mainly discusses what news is for and its relationships with other sectors of society. This is the discipline of journalism activities. The fourth part is to understand the choice of journalists on the basis of the fact that what news is. Getting to understand what kind of news topics are more easily recognized by news agencies, and what kind of news can be recognized by peers, be rewarded and have social influence.

3. Topics

Introduction: journalism theory and information theory

Chapter？= 1 \* ROMANINews

Section？= 1 \* ROMANI What is the news?

Section？= 2 \* ROMANIIThe occurrence and development of news

Section？= 3 \* ROMANIIINews objectivity

Section？= 4 \* ROMANIVnews and other social awareness

Chapter？= 2 \* ROMANIINews value

Section？= 1 \* ROMANIBasis for the selection of news

Section？= 2 \* ROMANIIFour theories of news value

Section？= 3 \* ROMANIIIFive elements of news value

Section？= 4 \* ROMANIVRealization of News value

Chapter？= 3 \* ROMANIIIFreedom of the press

Section？= 1 \* ROMANIStarting point of the freedom of the press

Section？= 2 \* ROMANIIMeaning of the freedom of the press

Section？= 3 \* ROMANIIISource of the ideas

Section？= 4 \* ROMANIVFailure ofviewsmarket

Section V Fromviews markettopublic forum

Section VI Press freedom and its social responsibility

Chapter？= 4 \* ROMANIVNews survey

4. Semester Hour Structure

Topics	Lecture	Computer Lab.	Experiment	Practice	Practice (Week)
Introduction: journalism theory and information theory	2
Chapter I News	8
Chapter II News value	8
Chapter III Freedom of the press	12
Chapter IV News survey				2
Sum:	30			2

5. Grading

Regular Grade: 20%,

Final score: 80%, the examination

6. Text-Book & Additional Readings

Zheng Baowei: "New information theory," the Chinese People's University Press, 2007

Main Reference:

He Zihua: "News Theory Course" (revised edition), Higher Education Press, 2008

Lei YueJie: "Information theory", Beijing Broadcasting Institute Press, 1997

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