Communication

Alternative Media and Human-Rights Journalism(COM255)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
COM255 Alternative Media and Human-Rights Journalism 3 3 0 0 3 3
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Elective
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Ceren SÖZERİ cerensozeri@gmail.com (Email)
Assistant
Objective In this course, it is aimed that students learn about alternative media opportunities that cannot find a place in the mainstream media, and to adopt requirements of journalism that respects gender, racial, cultural and religious differences which can mostly be discussed in the alternative media.
Content Week 1: Participative Democratic Media Model

Week 2: Alternative-Radikal Media Concepts

Week 3: Anti-Mainstream-Alternative Media

Week 4: The Development of Civic Society and Media’s Role

Week 5: Community Communication-Community Radios

Week 6: The Organiation and Sustainability of Alternative Media

Week 7: Mid-Term

Week 8: Human Rights and Media

Week 9: Regulations Against Discrimination

Week 10: The Violations Of Children Rights in the Media

Week 11: Hate Crimes in the Media and Hate Discourse

Week 12:Discrimination Against Women in the Media and Representations (mis-ripresentations) of Women

Week 13: The Relation between Civic Journalism and Rights Journalism

Week 14: Are the New Technologies a Chance For Alternative Media
Course Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the student shall:

-Learn about alternative media opportunities which stand with the a liberalizing and participating attitude against traditional media that continually globalises and loses its polyphony in national markets,

-Learn about the facilities provided by technology for alternative media,

-Learn about discriminative attitudes observed frequently in traditional media with examples and be able to develop a critical point of view,

-Learn about how to battle against discrimination in media and the requirements for a journalism that is respects human rights.
Teaching and Learning Methods Participating Conference Method
References Anti-Homofobi Kitabı: Uluslararası Homofobi Karşıtı Buluşma, (haz: Ali Erol), Kaos GL Yayınları, Ankara
Cengiz Alğan – Levent Şensever, Ulusal Basında Nefret Suçları: 10 Yıl, 10 Örnek, İstanbul, Sosyal Değişim Derneği Yayınları, 2010
LGBTT’nin Medyadaki 6 Aylık Seyri Raporu, Kaos Gl, Ankara, 2009.
M.Emre Köksalan, Alternatif Televizyon: Olanaklar ve Uygulamalar, Punto Yayınları, 2010

Serhat Güney, GÜNEY, Serhat, Tüm Yönleriyle Topluluk Radyoları, İstanbul, Punto Yayınları, 2009

Sevda Alankuş, İnsan Hakları Haberciliği, İstanbul, IPS İletişim Vakfı Yayınları, 2007

Sevda Alankuş, Çocuk Odaklı Habercilik, İstanbul, IPS İletişim Vakfı Yayınları, 2007

Sevda Alankuş, Kadın Odaklı Habercilik, İstanbul, IPS İletişim Vakfı Yayınları, 2007

Yasemin İnceoğlu, Dişilik, Güzellik ve Şiddet Sarmalında Kadın ve Bedeni

Yasemin İnceoğlu-Nurdan Akıner(ed),Medya ve Çocuk Rehberi:İletişim Araştırmalar İçin Rehber Kitap, Eğitim Kitabevi, Konya, 2008
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Participative Democratic Media Model
2 Alternative-Radikal Media Concepts
3 Anti-Mainstream-Alternative Media
4 The Development of Civic Society and Media’s Role
5 Community Communication-Community Radios
6 The Organiation and Sustainability of Alternative Media
7 Mid-Term
8 Human Rights and Media
9 Regulations Against Discrimination
10 The Violations Of Children Rights in the Media
11 Hate Crimes in the Media and Hate Discourse
12 Discrimination Against Women in the Media and Representations (mis-ripresentations) of Women
13 The Relation between Civic Journalism and Rights Journalism
14 Are the New Technologies a Chance For Alternative Media
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 1 40
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 60
Toplam 2 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 1 60
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 40
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 1 50
Toplam 3 150
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 3 42
Working Hours out of Class 14 1 14
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 10 10
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 10 10
Total Workload 76
Total Workload / 25 3,04
Credits ECTS 3
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