This course has been specifically designed by UNICEF and an academic committee from Turkey and Ireland to address the needs and interests of students of journalism in order to teach children’s rights based journalism perspective.
This course has been specifically designed by UNICEF and an academic committee from Turkey and Ireland to address the needs and interests of students of journalism in order to teach children’s rights based journalism perspective.
Introduction of Subject, Reading and Course Requirements
Introduction of Subject, Reading and Course Requirements
Liberal and Social approaches to the state, the rights and the media:.
News as construction vs. objectivity and fairness of news
Reading TB&by Dr. Arcan
Conceptual and philosophical genesis of human rights
Conceptual and philosophical genesis of human rights
Natural Rights (Greek and Roman Thought)
Human Rights (Enlightenment, Humanism, and Contemporary HR: after WW II
Reading: TB&by Dr. Arcan
Why do children need special Right? State of children around the world, including Turkey, with UNDP, EU statistics and cases.
Why do children need special Right? State of children around the world, including Turkey, with UNDP, EU statistics and cases.
What are the rights of children? Convention on Children’s Rights
Readings: TB&R.Oven-New Society’s related chapter
Make a classifications of articles in Convention on Children’s Rights according to Survival- Protection- Development- Participation Rights Group
History of children’s rights activism; 19th Century- Britain
History of children’s rights activism; 19th Century- Britain
A factory owner: Robert Owen,
A child worker and journalist: John Doherty,
A women writer: Frances Trallope and her novel “Michael Armstrong: A Factory Boy”
A writer from Turkey: Kemalettin Tuğcu
Convention on Children’s Rights in the light of history of child labor
Assignment: For next class bring news related to children to the class and make a brief presentation about it according what you learn in class 4-5
Midterm visa period
Midterm visa period
Student presentation and discussion of news
Student presentation and discussion of news
CR and Journalism Practice introduction and general principles
Info on news monitoring research
Reading and assignment: Read Course book U2 P1 and Media and Diversity Guideline for Child of TGC. Read research handout (by E. Arcan) chose your research teammate and newspaper and inform E. Arcan.
Assignment: Apply to the Hearing and Speech Handicapped School to make an interview with a student and write news for IU News Agency. Study on research project.
Movie: Shame, Dir. Samra Makmalbah
Movie: Shame, Dir. Samra Makmalbah
Special Issues and Child Protection Policies
Reading: Read course book U2/P2, Can Dündar: TV and Violance, study on research project
Special Issues;
Special Issues;
Reporting on armed/ethnic conflict-child soldiers,
Violence, children, media
Child sex workers
Assignment: Write a general evaluation for course no more than 1 page
Presentation of research results and discussion
Presentation of research results and discussion
General Evaluation&Discussion on course
General Evaluation&Discussion on course
Final Exam
Final Exam
BOOKS (Handbook of Media and Children’s rights)
BOOKS (Handbook of Media and Children’s rights)
CONFERENCES (I. Children’s Rights Congress of Turkey)
