WAR AND CRISIS JOURNALISM
| Title | REPORTING WAR AND CRISIS / WAR AND CRISIS JOURNALISM |
| Code | RIC307 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Ilias Nikezis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600000940 |
Programme of Study: Master of Arts in Digital Media, Communication and Journalism-R
Registered students: 8
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Journalism | Elective Courses | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Digital Media, Culture and Communication | Elective Courses | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Risk Communication and Crisis Journalism | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600201601
|
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600201601
- At the Website of the School: http://media.jour.auth.gr/risk-communication-and-crisis-journalism/
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Covering crisis presents some of the biggest challenges in todays media. This course
examines how the international broadcast, print and Web news media cover wars
and other humanitarian crises. The course aims to introduce the students to the
techniques of journalism in reporting war& crises and offer the necessary conceptual
and practical tools to understand the rapid changes in the field.
Course Format
This course will employ seminar lectures and discussions, student in-class
presentations, and individual essays.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Course Evaluation
(a) Class and Group Discussions – 40%. Presentations and verbal contributions by all
students are essential. It is expected that students attend each class, do the
required readings in advance of classes and participate actively in group
discussions. Each student will be responsible for 1 or more presentations. During
the presentation, students present an effective summary of the prescribed
reading, offer their insight into its arguments/significance and direct class
discussion on it (sources and bibliography will be provided by the instructor)
(b) Essay – 60%. Each student will write an essay (roughly 5.000 words, incl.
references/footnotes). Bibliography will be suggested and if possible be provided
by the instructor. Students will work and research in greater detail their class
presentations or in collaboration with their Professor agree on a specific topic
they would like to research/write.
Keywords
War, Crisis, Journalism, Media
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Podcast
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
The lectures are done using ICT power point, respectively the communication and the evaluation of the students is done through elearning and email
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 52 | ✓ | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 136 |
Student Assessment
Description
Course Evaluation
(a) Class and Group Discussions – 40%. Presentations and verbal contributions by all
students are essential. It is expected that students attend each class, do the
required readings in advance of classes and participate actively in group
discussions. Each student will be responsible for 1 or more presentations. During
the presentation, students present an effective summary of the prescribed
reading, offer their insight into its arguments/significance and direct class
discussion on it (sources and bibliography will be provided by the instructor)
(b) Essay – 60%. Each student will write an essay (roughly 5.000 words, incl.
references/footnotes). Bibliography will be suggested and if possible be provided
by the instructor. Students will work and research in greater detail their class
presentations or in collaboration with their Professor agree on a specific topic
they would like to research/write
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Matheson, D., Allan St. (2009). Digital war reporting Cambridge: Polity
Press
- McLaughlin, Greg. (2002). The war correspondent London: Pluto Press
- Stuart A. Barbie Zelizer (eds) (2004). Reporting War: Journalism in
Wartime. Routledge
- Thussu D., Freedman D. (2003). War and the media: reporting conflict 24/7.
Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage
- Tumber H. and Webster F. (2006) Journalists Under Fire Information War
and Journalistic Practices. Sage Publications
Last Update
03-12-2020
