| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | STV634 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Goals | This course aims to evaluate the politics-press relationship in the context of politics, press, society and economy and to make methodological analysis on the relationship between media and politics. |
| Course Content | In this course, the evolution of media in Turkey and the world, media ownership issues, political journalism and television, the Turkish press and political journalism, political journalism in the Western press, the Internet and politics will be examined. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Establishes the relationship between social, economic and political developments and the field of journalism and deeply understands the social function of journalism. - Understand the relationships between journalism, information technology and society and the technological developments that affect the content and dissemination of news. - Can express himself/herself in a creative, innovative and understandable way on topics related to his/her field through written, oral and visual narrative forms. - Gain comparative knowledge about local and foreign media. - Have knowledge about contemporary media criticism. - Have knowledge about ownership relations in Turkish media. - Develops critical and analytical thinking skills regarding politics. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Providing information about course content. | |
| 2. Week | Brief history of the newspaper | |
| 3. Week | Media, Journalism and Politics | |
| 4. Week | Critical Political Economy Approaches to Media: Herbert Schiller and Christian Fuchs | |
| 5. Week | Technological and Anthropological Approaches to Media: Herbert Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman | |
| 6. Week | Current Themes in Media Studies: Surveillance and Power: Paul-Michel Foucault | |
| 7. Week | Social Approaches to Media: Daniel Bell and Ulrich Beck | |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Property Relations in the ''Media Industry'' | |
| 10. Week | ''Public Discourse in the Age of Spectacle'' (Neil Postman) | |
| 11. Week | Television Journalism and Politics | |
| 12. Week | Turkish Press and Politics | |
| 13. Week | Internet and Politics | |
| 14. Week | Overall Assessment | |
| 15. Week | Final |
| Manuel Castells (1996) The Rise of the Network Society, Cambridge, MA; Oxford, UK: Blackwell. |
| Hıfzı Topuz, Türk Basın Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi, 2001. |
| Jean Noel Jeanneney, Medya Tarihi, YKY, 1998. |
| Pierre Bourdieu, Televizyon Üzerine, İleşitim Yayınları. |
| Neil Postman, Televizyon: Öldüren Eğlence, Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2004. |
| John Keane, Medya ve Demokrasi, Ayrıntı Yayınları. |
| Douglas Kellner, Medya Gösterisi, Açılım Kitap, 2010. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| PY2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
