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Course Syllabus

COURSE TITLE: Fundamentals of Journalism

Course Code: AfOL 3101


Course ECTS/Cr. Hrs 5/ 3
Module number: 09
Prerequisite: None
Status of the: course: Compulsory
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course equips students with the principles and practice of journalism as fields of study and
areas of practice, demonstrate enhanced capacity to manage information; demonstrate the
capacity to communicate effectively in written, visual and/oral forms, specifically to tell stories in
appropriate idioms and styles; demonstrate the capacity for further study in these fields; be self-
directed and independent learners and practitioners; analyze critically Journalism, and to exercise
critical professional judgment; be aware of ethics and ethical standards in Journalism recognizing
newsworthy events, gathering information and writing the straight news story. Furthermore. it
helps the learners to develop necessary skills in communication in print/electronic media.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:-
 develop the skills of gathering information using different techniques such as
interviewing, observation and research ;

 Write stories, news and feature stories

 • Competent for job opportunities in journalism

 • Identify how to cover speeches and meetings for a newspaper

 • Identify different sources of news

 • Communicate information clearly, interestingly and accurately

 • Explain the values and ethics in journalistic practice


COURSE CONTENT:
1 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF JOURNALISM
1.1 History of print media
1.1.1 News paper

1.1.2 Magazine

1.2 History of broadcast media


1.2.1 Radio

1.2.2 Television

1.3 History of online media

1.4 History of Ethiopian mass media

2 BASICS OF JOURNALISM
2.1 Definition of journalism

2.2 Principles of journalism


2.2.1 Telling Truth

2.2.2 Loyalty To Citizen

2.2.3 Verification

2.2.4 Being Independent

2.2.5 Monitoring Power

2.2.6 Providing Forum For Public Critism

2.2.7 Reporting Relevant Information

2.3 Types of journalism

2.4 Theories of press


2.4.1 Authoritarian Media Theory

2.4.2 Libertarian Theory

2.4.3 Social Responsibility Theory


2.4.4 Communist or Soviet Media Theory

2.4.5 Development Media Theory

2.4.6 Democratic Participant Theory

3 Types of Journalism

4 JOURNALISM ETHICS AND THE LAW

4.1 Ethical guidelines in journalism


4.1.1 Fairness and Balance

4.1.2 Minimizing harm

4.1.3 Independency

4.1.4 Accountability

4.1.5 Transparency

4.1.6 Promise to sources

4.1.7 Hosting Diversity

4.2 Ethical failures in journalism


4.2.1 Defamation

4.2.2 Contempt

4.2.3 Invasion of Privacy

4.2.4 Fakery

Teaching and Learning Methods

• Lecture,

• Paper work

• Discussion

• Individual /group assignment,


• Internship

Assessments

Test 1 & 2…………………………..…20%

Group assignment…………………,...15%

Field trip report (Individual)….…….15%

Final exam ……………………………50%

References

Richard Rudin & Trevor Ibbotson (2002) An Introduction to Journalism. 1st ed.Focal Press.oxford

Carole fleming (2006) An Introduction to Journalism. SAGE Publications Ltd. London

McQuail, D. (1983) Mass Communication Theory: An Introduction. London: SAGE Publications.

Siebert, et.al (1956, 1960) Four Theories of the Press. Urbana III: University of Illinois Press.

David, et. al (2009). Media law and practice. Frist edition. oxford university press

Pape & Featherstone (2005). Newspaper journalism: A practical introduction. 1st edition. SAGE pub.

Federal Negarit Gazeta of Federal Democraic Republic of Ethiopia: 14 Year No. 64. 4th
December.2008 Addis Ababa.

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