JOUS026 Innovation Journalism and Innovations in Journalism (0 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Description

Content

The course is all about innovations and journalism. New ideas, concepts, tools, methods, and - innovations are constantly needed in societies in many different levels, also in news business and journalism.

Completion methods

- Lectures, home assignments

Learning outcomes

- Understand the importance of innovations in societies, media industries, and journalism
- Know the most important innovation theories
- Detect new trends in journalism and the most innovative media organizations
- Are able to analyze critically the new business models for jour-nalism
- Can theoretically innovate a draft for new journalism service or product

Literature

  • Uskali, Turo. 2011. Innovaatiot ja journalismi. Infor: Helsinki.; ISBN: 9789525928037
  • Gershon, Richard A. 2017. Digital Media and Innovation. Sage: London.; ISBN: 9781452241418
  • Küng, Lucy. 2015. Innovators in Digital News. I.B.Tauris: London.; ISBN: 978 1 78453 416 5

Completion methods

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Teaching (0 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
No published teaching