Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2RTS204News Gathering and Writing Techniques1+2+02218.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Radio, Television and Cinema
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The primary objective of the course is to help students understand the concept of news and to enable them to report on events. As one of the core courses in journalism education, the News Gathering and Writing course aims to prepare students for the journalism profession by teaching them how to gather news information from the scene of an event and then write a news story within the limited time allotted to them.
Course Content The course will cover the general concept of news, a discussion of the definition of news and news value, the structure of news, rules for writing news, the elements of news, news writing style, writing news for different media outlets, the 5W1H rule, various news writing techniques, and the stages of news evaluation.
Course Methods and Techniques Anlatım, örnek haber incelemesi, haber toplama ve yazma uygulamaları, görüşme uygulamaları, saha çalışması, akran değerlendirmesi.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Öznur AKYILMAZ
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Ed. Rezal Koç, Communication in the Digital Realm, Education Publishing House.
Edited by Müge Demir, On New Media, Literatür Publications.
Course Notes Atilla Girgin, Writing News, Der Publications.
Exams 1 Ara Sınav - 1 Final Sınavı

Course Category
Social Sciences %100
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2 60

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Gains a basic understanding of newsgathering and writing techniques.
2 Obtains information and news by using newsgathering techniques and research methods.
3 Selects the most relevant information from the data collected and writes it up as a news story in accordance with journalistic standards.
4 Critically evaluates the written news story and applies the necessary newsgathering and writing techniques for various media formats.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction. General discussions on news Preliminary readings on the topics
2 What is news? The process of turning an event into a news story; the stages of news production. Preliminary readings on the topics
3 Newsworthiness criteria Preliminary readings on topics
4 News structure, headlines, types of headlines, news content Preliminary readings on topics
5 News Writing Techniques Preliminary readings on relevant topics
6 Elements of news writing: 5W1H Preliminary readings on the topics
7 Spelling rules in news Preliminary readings on the topics
8 Midterm Exam
9 Practical exercises and evaluation of news articles written by students Preliminary readings on relevant topics
10 Objectivity and accuracy in news reporting Preliminary readings on relevant topics
11 News bulletin journalism, types of news bulletins, practical exercises in writing news stories based on bulletins Preliminary readings on the topics
12 Explanation of journalism-specific concepts using current examples Preliminary readings on the topics
13 Social Media Journalism Preliminary readings on the topics
14 Ethical Principles in Journalism Preliminary readings on the topics
15 Genel Değerlendirme Final Sınavına Hazırlık

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
C1 5 4 2 4 5 4 4 2 2 5 5 2 5 5
C2 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 2 5 5 4 5 5
C3 5 4 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 2 5
C4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant