BA in Journalism / Бакалавр в Області Журналістики

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleSPORTS REPORTING
Course Unit CodeAJER397
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated5
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. List the basic parameters and concepts of sports –writing.
  2. Apply the rules and basic principles upon which sports reporting is based.
  3. Apply the moral rules guiding a sportswriter in both the written and electronic media and perform practical assignments in various roles (reporter, commentator, columnist etc.)
  4. Define Sports as a part of a dominant /or sub Culture, in a given society.
  5. Report the socioeconomic conditions and any political implications of sport.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

Basic principles of sport writing- various schools of sport writing/sportcasting.

Gathering of the news, hierarchy and evaluation

The role of the image in sports discourse

Popular and less popular sports- the depiction in the media

Introduction to sociology of sports

Sports as a cultural commodity.

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Module reader compiled by the Lecturer
References
  • Αντωνοπούλου,Π. (2008). Αθλητισμος, ΜΜΕ και Πολιτικη , Αθήνα,Δρακοπούλου
  • Κομήνης, Λ. (1993 ) Τα μυστικά της δημοσιογραφίας, Αθήνα,Καστανιώτης
  • Carole Rich (2004) Ειδησεογραφία και Ρεπορτάζ, Αθήνα,Ιων
  • Wenner Lawrence A. (2003). Αθλητισμός και ΜΜΕ, .Αθήνα Καστανιώτη
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.

Lectures are supplemented with workshop techniques and in-class exercises

Assessment methods and criteria
Class continuous assesment20%
Midterm exam20%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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