Radio Journalism (Theory/Practice)
| Title | Ραδιοφωνική δημοσιογραφία - πρακτική IV (Θ/A) / Radio Journalism (Theory/Practice) |
| Code | JR0500 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Georgios Kalliris |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 140000138 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600288436
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Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600288436
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7679
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
- be able to write texts making proper use of radio speech
- vocalize radio short bulletins in accordance with the rules of speech training
- create (collect data, compose, write and vocalize) radio reporting
- perform a radio interview
- organize different kind of radio broadcasts (news, cultural, sports, music etc)
- understand the set-up of a radio station
- understand the technical requirements of the medium (radio station), through acquaintance with key technologies (recording with different devices and under different conditions, digital processing in non-linear editing –NLE)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Design and manage projects
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The purpose of the Radio Journalism undergraduate course of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, which is taught in the 3rd year of study, is to provide students the appropriate knowledge and skills on journalism and modern technology and engage them in the procedure of creating completely by themselves a small radio production at the end of the semester. The syllabus of the course is two-fold; it involves 13 week term lectures in the classroom where all the students participate and six individual laboratory exercises in the fully equipped radio studio of the Electronic Media Lab of the School. The prerequisite theoretical background on radio language, news writing, structure and research, the news hierarchy, reporting and the interview precedes, and subsequently is transformed into audio productions. Emphasis is given both on the development of journalistic skills for the creation and presentation of basic categories of the radio program (news, cultural, music broadcast, sports, etc.) as well as sound recording and processing techniques.
Keywords
radio journalism, radio speech, news bulletins, reporting, interview, recording, editing
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Audio
- 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
Description
During the theoretical part of the course, presentations are used, which in addition to text contain audio and multimedia material for better understanding of the terms. During the laboratory part of the course, the facilities of the Electronic Media Laboratory are used to carry out the exercises. Also, the elearning platform is used to communicate with the students as well as to post the educational material.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 25 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 40 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Recording of 2 radio news bulletins 1'- individual work (15%),
Recording of 2 radio reporting 2' - individual work (15%),
Recording of an interview (in pairs) (15%),
Final exam radio production (55%)
Student Assessment methods
- Report (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Crisell, A. (2010), Η γλώσσα του ραδιοφώνου, Αιγόκερως
Additional bibliography for study
1. Charnley, M. V. & Charnley, B. (1992), Η τέχνη του ρεπορτάζ, Εκδόσεις Γνώση, Αθήνα
2. Hilliard, R. L., (2001), Γράφοντας για την τηλεόραση και το ράδιο, Έκτη έκδοση, Εκδόσεις Έλλην, Αθήνα
3. Μαθιουδάκης, Μ. (1990), Οι ειδήσεις στο ραδιόφωνο και την τηλεόραση, Κέντρον Ελεύθερων – Φιλοσοφικών – Κοινωνικών Σπουδών, Θεσσαλονίκη
4. Πασαλάρης, Χ. (1984), Μια ζωή τίτλοι (Πώς να γίνετε δημοσιογράφοι), Εκδόσεις Κάκτος, Αθήνα
5. Μουδατσάκις, Τ. (2002) Η ορθοφωνία: στο θέατρο και την εκπαίδευση: στοιχεία φωνητικής και μέθοδος αγωγής του λόγου, Εκδόσεις Εξάντας, Αθήνα
6. Wulfemeyer, T. (2003), Beginning Radio-TV Newsritting: a Self-Instructional Learning Experience, fourth edition, Iowa State Press
7. Τάσου, Α. (1995), Εκφωνητής και Ραδιόφωνο, University Studio Press, Θεσσαλονίκη
8. Boyd, A. (1990), Broadcast Journalism, Techniques of radio and TV news, Heinemann Professional Publishing
9. Geller, V. (2006), Beyond Powerful Radio, A communicator’s guide to the Internet age, News, Talk , Information and Personality, Focal Press
10. McLeish, R. & Link, J. (2016), Radio production, 6th edition, Focal Press
11. Hausman, C, Messere, F., Benoit, P. & O’Donnell, L., (2014), Modern Radio & Audio Production, Programming and Performance , 10th edition, Cengage Learnning
12. Δεληγιάννη, Β. & Κυριακίδη, Μ. (1995), Ραδιοφωνική παραγωγή και δημοσιογραφία, Παρά Πέντε/Ροή, Αθήνα
Last Update
03-12-2020
