Conducted in
terms:
2022/23L, 2023/24L, 2024/25L, 2025/26L
ISCED code: 0321
ECTS credits:
5
Language:
English
Organized by:
Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences
(for:
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Journalists and Media Owners in the World 2401-OG-EN-JM
- https://moodle.umk.pl/WFINS/course/view.php?id=519¬ifyeditingon=1#
- https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=1242 (term 2022/23L)
- https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=1242 (term 2023/24L)
- https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=1242 (term 2024/25L)
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Total student workload
(in Polish) Contact hours with teacher:
- participation in discussion seminar – 30 hrs
- consultations – 25 hrs
Self-study hours:
- preparation for presentation and discussion – 25 hrs
- reading literature – 60 hrs
Altogether: 140 hrs ( 5 ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge
(in Polish) J&MO_W1 (K_W07): Explains and compares key approaches to media power and media–politics relations (e.g., political economy of media, agenda-setting/framing, political parallelism, platform governance), using relevant terminology.
J&MO_W2 (K_W08): Analyzes mechanisms of influence in social and political processes (ownership concentration, branding/celebrity power, algorithmic distribution, disinformation), and evaluates their consequences for pluralism and democratic deliberation.
Learning outcomes - skills
(in Polish) J&MO_U1 (K_U02): Conducts a structured case analysis of a selected journalist/media owner/platform actor, formulates an argument, and supports it with evidence from assigned readings and credible sources.
J&MO_U2 (K_U11): Delivers an academic presentation in English and moderates a seminar discussion, using clear structure, appropriate language, and responsive facilitation techniques.
Learning outcomes - social competencies
(in Polish) J&MO_K1 (K_K01): Reflects critically on own competences and learning needs; uses feedback to improve analytical and communication performance.
J&MO_K2 (K_K03, K_K04): Collaborates responsibly in an intercultural group, shares tasks fairly, and maintains academic integrity and ethical standards in discussion and written work.
Course coordinators
Teaching methods
(in Polish) Expository teaching methods:
- description, discussion
Exploratory teaching methods:
- case study
- classic problem-solving
Expository teaching methods
- description
- narration
- narration
Exploratory teaching methods
- biographical
- case study
- case study
Online teaching methods
- cooperation-based methods
- exchange and discussion methods
- content-presentation-oriented methods
- exchange and discussion methods
- content-presentation-oriented methods
Type of course
elective course
Prerequisites
(in Polish) English knowledge (min. B1)
Additional information
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