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Sociology of News/Journalism:Hwang, Seongbin
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Course number | OG176/Sociology of News/Journalism |
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Instructor | Hwang, Seongbin |
Period | Autumn, Tuesday, 4th period |
Class | Face to Face |
Credits | 2 |
Remarks | Number of students will be limited within 25. |
learning-support system | Rikkyo-jikan |
Course Objectives | This course is to introduce key concepts and contemporary critical issues in the sociological study of news. It will allow students to engage with the principles of journalism and sociological understandings of news-making practices in the digital era, rapidly changing with the penetration of the Internet and social media. Students will also utilize and develop English discussion skills on international issues relevant to Japan, the US, and the world. |
Course Description | It will focus on several key concepts in the sociological and cultural study of news, including news bias, news framing, news sources, news narrative, news as a commodity. Along with lectures by the instructor, students are encouraged to have their topics for a term paper and required to submit a critical essay based on the course readings and their analytical readings of the current news of their interests.
It is also a chance to practice using spoken English to communicate with others on issues that affect society both in Japan and worldwide. |
Class schedule |
*Schedules may change, especially guest lectures. |
Evaluation | Attendance and class participation including group projects and term paper. |
Textbooks | Course Readings will be provided in class. |
Reading | Schudson, Michael, 2011, Sociology of News, W W Norton & Co Inc.
Freeman, Laurie Anne, 2000, Closing the Shop: Information Cartels and Japan's Mass Media, Princeton=2010『記者クラブ―情報カルテル』緑風出版。 Riordan, Kellie, 2014, Accuracy, Independence, and Impartiality: How legacy Media and Digital Natives Approach Standards in the Digital Age, Reuters. (PDF) Newman, N., 2019, Digital News Report 2020, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford. (PDF) |
Other Information | Two languages, Japanese and English, are used in the class. The lecturer will speak in both languages, Japanese and English, and students can participate in-class activities such as in-class discussion in both languages. However, the term paper should be monolingual, which means that students have to choose their language for the term paper, either Japanese or English. |