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The aim of this course is to learn actual business of a local paper and understand various issues and topics of mass communication.
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After completing this course, you will be able to: 1). Explain the properties and problems of local papers and difficulties of contemporary journalism. 2). Understand limits and possibilities of a journalist as a profession.
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This course follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Information Studies in aiming to cultivate those students: 1). who possess the comprehensive, interdisciplinary knowledge necessary for understanding in broad perspective and some field of specialized knowledge through which they seek deeper knowledge of society and humanity. 2). who can identify the issues of society relating to production, distribution, processing, accumulation, and utilization of information, and can scientifically analyze and investigate them. 4). Who practically apply the abilities they have cultivated to various areas of society, proposing measures and problem-solving approaches to particular situations.
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This course focuses on newspapers as a typical traditional mass media, especially on local papers. Students are encouraged to consider the difficulties that contemporary mass media have to be confronted with including media scrum, freedom of speech, anonymity, political power, culture and so on. If possible, students can take part in a guided tour to Jomo Shinbun Co. and its printing factory.
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Lectures and question-and-answer sessions.
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1st Week: Introduction 2nd Week: Present Situation of Newspapers in Japan (1) 3rd Week: Present Situation of Newspapers in Japan (2) 4th Week: The Editorial and the Column 5th Week: The Meaning of Articles on Culture 6th Week: On Aliteracy among Young People 7th Week: Styles and Expressions of Newspapers 8th Week: Newspapers and Social Media 9th Week: Change of Making Newspapers 10th Week: General Articles and Column 11th Week: Roles of the Cultural Section 12th Week: Publicness of Newspapers 13th Week: Human Rights and the Press 14th Week: Anonymity and Identification 15th Week: Presentation (1) 16th Week: Presentation (2)
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Though students are not required to read some books in advance, they are desired to read newspapers every day. Related literatures are shown in every class for further study.
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Attendance of more than two-thirds of the classes is required. At the end of the course, each student is required to hand out an essay (2,000 letters). Grading is according to the essay. Each student is assigned a final grade as follows: Grade S (100-90%); A (89-80%); B (79-70%); C (69-60%); D (59- %).
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This course is for 2nd year students.
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The schedule could be changed because the lecturers are actual editors from Jomo Shinbun Co. Please pay attention to the notice board.
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Information; Mass media; Local paper; Journalism; Right to know
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Mass communication theories
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Related literatures are shown in every class.
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