Sociology of Journalism
| Title | Κοινωνιολογία της Δημοσιογραφίας / Sociology of Journalism |
| Code | ADH4000 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Grigorios Paschalidis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022845 |
Programme of Study: ANPPS Tmīmatos Dīmosiografías kai M.M.E. (2020-2021)
Registered students: 86
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ''DĪMOSIOGRAFIAS'' | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| ''MESŌN EPIKOINŌNIAS'' | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600233468
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Class Schedule
| Building | Αγρόκτημα - Εργαστήριο Εντομολογίας |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | Αίθουσα Α1 - Βασ.Ηρακλείου 12 (331) |
| Calendar | Dienstag 11:30 to 14:00 |
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600233468
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=17838
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=17838
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
1. Become familiar with the most important approaches to the social functions of journalism, to the roles assumed by journalists, and to the interactions of the various institutions within and outside of the field.
2. Understand journalism as a dynamic social field.
3. Understand the social functions of the journalism profession and the key factors that determine the practices of journalists' daily professional lives.
4. Understand the mutations in journalism, the most important of their consequent challenges and the concerns they raise.
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
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- 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)
The main topics covered during this course are the following:
1. Presentation of elementary principles of the sociological approach with an emphasis on the field of journalism.
2. Reflections and concerns about news sources and journalism.
3. Sociological theories of journalism and news sources.
4. Journalists and the production of news.
5. Owners, businesses and politicians.
6. Elites, state and categories of knowledge.
7. Power and political marginalization.
8. Politics, media and the marginalized.
9. Audiences and news sources.
Keywords
sociology, sociology of journalism, media sociology, journalism, sociology of news production
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
- Journal articles
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Slides and audio-visual presentations during the classes, use of Moodle and teleconference systems to communicate with the students and receive feedback, as well as for their final evaluation.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 84 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 2 | ✓ | |||
| Other / Others | |||||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
The evaluation criteria include the extent to which the students (a) identify and understand the basic concepts concerning the sociology of journalism, (b) identify the main theoretical and research approaches, and (c) actively participate in the learning process. Based on these criteria, the evaluation takes place through the following procedures:
1. Active participation in the course during the semester and the in-class presentations (40%)
2. Final multiple-choice test (60%).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Report (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Manning, P. (2007). Κοινωνιολογία της ενημέρωσης: ειδήσεις και πηγές ειδήσεων. Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη.
Additional bibliography for study
Μπακουνάκης, Ν. (2014). Δημοσιογράφος ή ρεπόρτερ: Η αφήγηση στις ελληνικές εφημερίδες, 19ος-2ός αιώνας. Εκδόσεις Πόλις.
Πλειός, Γ. (2011). Η κοινωνία της ενημέρωσης: ειδήσεις και νεωτερικότητα. Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη.
Χατζηστεφάνου, Ά. (2022). Προπαγάνδα και παραπληροφόρηση: πώς τις εντοπίζουμε. Εκδόσεις Τόπος.
Anderson, C. W. (2014). The sociology of the professions and the problem of journalism education. The Radical Teacher, 99, 62–68.
Belair‐Gagnon, V. (2019). Sociology of news work. Στο T. P. Vos, F. Hanusch, D. Dimitrakopoulou, M. Geertsema-Sligh, & A. Sehl (Επιμ.), The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies (σελ. 1–8). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0031
Belair-Gagnon, V., & Revers, M. (2018). The sociology of journalism. Στο T. P. Vos (Επιμ.), Journalism (Τόμ. 19, σελ. 257–280). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501500084-013
Bourdieu, P. (1998). Για την τηλεόραση. Εκδόσεις Πατάκη (σελ. 100–117).
Calcutt, A., & Hammond, P. (2011). Journalism studies: A critical introduction. Routledge.
Gans, H. J. (2018). Sociology and journalism: A comparative analysis. Contemporary Sociology, 47(1), 3–10. https://doi.org/10.1177/0094306117744794
Garnham, N. (2003). Χειραφέτηση και νεωτερικότητα: ο ρόλος των μέσων μαζικής επικοινωνίας. Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη.
Hartley, J. (2009). Popular reality: Journalism and popular culture. Bloomsbury Academic (σελ. 171–196).
Houston, B. (2023). Changing models for journalism: Reinventing the newsroom. Routledge.
Marlière, P. (1998). The rules of the journalistic field: Pierre Bourdieu’s contribution to the sociology of the media. European Journal of Communication, 13(2), 219–234. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323198013002004
McNair, B. (1998). The sociology of journalism. Hodder Education (σελ. 19–34).
McNair, B. (2006). Cultural chaos: Journalism and power in a globalised world. Routledge (σελ. 34–100).
Schudson, M. (2001). H κοινωνιολογία της παραγωγής ειδήσεων. Στο J. Curran & M. Gurevitch (Επιμ.), ΜΜΕ και κοινωνία (σελ. 203–229). Εκδόσεις Πατάκη.
Schudson, M. (2019). Approaches to the sociology of news. Στο J. Curran & D. Hesmondhalgh (Επιμ.), Media and society (6η έκδ., σελ. 139–165). Bloomsbury Academic.
Schudson, M. (2021). Δημοσιογραφία. Εκδόσεις Παπαδόπουλος (σελ. 45–66, σελ.98–11).
Tandoc, E. C. Jr., Jenkins, J., Thomas, R. J., & Westlund, O. (Επιμ.). (2021). Critical incidents in journalism: Pivotal moments reshaping journalism around the world. Routledge.
Thompson, J. B. (1999). Νεωτερικότητα και μέσα επικοινωνίας (2η έκδ.). Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση (σελ. 29–71, 114–223, 201–222).
Thompson, J. B. (2004). Πολιτικά σκάνδαλα στην εποχή της εικόνας. Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη.
Turner, G. (1999). Tabloidization, journalism and the possibility of critique. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 2(1), 59–76. https://doi.org/10.1177/136787799900200104
Last Update
01-10-2023
