Knowledge

The student ...

has a broad understanding of various journalistic methods and how they are applied in practical journalism
understands source criticism issues related to different methods
has insight into crisis and accident journalism and knows how to conduct themselves at accident scenes

Skills

The student ...

can apply relevant editorial and journalistic methods to write engaging news reports and explain their methodological choices
can use observation as a journalistic method, apply note-taking techniques, and master different storytelling forms used in news journalism
can analyze and reflect on their own reportages and adjust it based on feedback from supervisors and/or editorial leaders
can identify competent and relevant oral sources and conduct effective news interviews
can gather information for journalistic stories, evaluate and analyze this information, and use it to highlight important societal challenges and issues
can practice practical source criticism and use research tools to find information

General Competence

The student ...

can reflect on ethical issues in journalistic work
can critically assess the journalistic work process and their own use of sources
can convey their own observations in a compelling and engaging way in news reportages
can exchange views and experiences with others in the field on ethical issues in journalism and discuss what constitutes good and socially beneficial journalism

Subject description 7215

News Journalism