Media Skills in English (I) JOUR A 2305 Dr. Mosheer Amer September 2012.

Media Skills in English (I) JOUR A 2305

Dr. Mosheer Amer

September 2012

Lecturer: Dr. Mosheer Amer

• My background is in linguistics, Critical Discourse Analysis and TESOL. I have studied in Palestine, the U.S.A. and Australia.

BA English, Al-Azhar University – GazaMA TESOL , ST. Michael’s College, Vermont,

USA, 2003Ph.D. Linguistics, The University of Melbourne,

Australia, 2009

My primary research interests:

• Critical discourse analysis • Language, identity and nationalism• Media Discourse Analysis

I published articles in English and Arabic in international and national newspapers and was also a guest speaker on a number of international and national news media.

To write news texts which meet basic news selection criteria and style features To demonstrate ability to write an accurate and lively short news story To demonstrate knowledge of basic grammatical concepts at word and sentence level To read news reports and respond to relevant tasks To practice speaking and listening to different news texts To demonstrate knowledge of essential journalistic terms and concepts

Course Objectives

Course grades will be determined roughly according to the following distribution:

Final Exam ---------------------- 50 % Midterm Exam ---------------- 30 % Assignments & Activities --- 10% Participation ------------------- 10 %

Course Assessment

Journalism is the craft of conveying news, descriptive material and comment via a wide range of mass media. These include newspapers, magazines, radio and television, the internet and even, more recently, the cell phone.

هي الوصفية نقل مهنة الصحافة والمواد ، والتعليق األخبارمن عبر واسعة اإلعالم مجموعة هذه . وسائل الصحف وتشمل

والراديو في ، وحتى، واإلنترنت، والتلفزيون والمجالتاألخيرة الخليوي ، اآلونة . الهاتف

“The central purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with accurate and reliable information they need to function in a free society.”

المواطنين" تزويد هو للصحافة الرئيسي الهدف إنوالموثوقة الدقيقة للعمل بالمعلومات إليها يحتاجون التي

." حر مجتمع في

What is Journalism ?

Who is A journalist?

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and spreading of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while trying to present viewpoints that are not biased.

الشخص الصحافي يمارسالذي هوعن ، الصحافة المعلومات ونشر جمع أيالراهنة والقضايا األحداث واالتجاهاتنظر لتقديم ويسعى، والناس وجهات

منحازة . غير

Types of Mass Media االعالم وسائل أنواع

1. Wire Services/ news agencies وكاالتاألنباء

A “wire” is a news distribution service that produces news reports and sells their copy or video to subscribing media institutions.

• EXAMPLES: Associated Press (AP), Reuters, Inter-Press Service, Dow Jones, and Agence France Presse (AFP).

2. Print Media المكتوبة الصحافة

• National, local and international Newspapers والمحلية الوطنية الصحف والدولية

• Weeklies أسبوعية جرائد

• Magazines المجالت

3. Broadcast Media المبثوثة اإلعالم وسائل

Television التلفاز

Radio اإلذاعة

4. Online Media عبر االعالم وسائل االنترنت

• Most news outlets have news websites إلكترونية اخبارية which مواقع

sometimes give breaking news أخبار as well as post content from their عاجلةprint or broadcast editions.

• Blogs المدونات (web log) is a website with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

Fields of Journalism: الصحافة مجاالت

• Political journalism السياسة صحافة• Business journalism األعمال صحافة

واالقتصاد• Sports journalism الرياضة صحافة

• Investigative journalism الصحافة االستقصائية

• "Celebrity" or "people" journalism صحافةالمشاهير

• Citizen journalism المواطنين صحافة

News sources األخبار مصادر

Information from press officers and public relations officers are a continuous source of information.

Material we are given لنا تaعطى مواد

Journalists also find information and reveal to the public.

Many people have a story to tell.

It is part of your job as a journalist to find these people and report their stories.

Material we find نجدها مواد


Wars, strikes, revolutions, political power battles

These are important topics that we must report and explain.

Wars and Conflicts والصراعات الحروب


Plane crashes, train crashes, ships sinking, volcanic eruptions, Tsunamis, earthquakes

Human tragedies such as children falling down deep wells from which they cannot be rescued.

Disaster and tragedy والمآسي الكوارث


Crime is news, whether it is a road traffic offence, robbery, corruption, forgery, or murder.

Crimeالجريمة


Money made and lost Taxes and budgets Food prices Wage rises Business Economy

Money المال


• The journalist should give voice to the voiceless:– the innocent against

false charges– the poor against

exploitation

Voice to the voiceless من صوتلهم صوت ال


Prominent men and women make news.

What people in the public eye do, the lives they have and what they look like, are all of interest to people.

Famous peopleالمشاهير


Disease, epidemics, cures, and research all make news stories.

Advice on drugs, diet and exercise are also of interest to the public.

We need to cover the health issues الصحة that قضاياconcern the audience.

Health الصحة


The weather may affect the daily routine of people.

It’s of interest when it’s unusual with exceptionally high or low temperatures, or exceptionally high or low rainfall

Weather الطقس


Stories about music, dance, theatre and cinema.

The lives of celebrities always interest the audience.

Entertainmentالترفيه


Sports news, results, player transfers, championships, etc.

Many people will choose a radio or TV station or select a newspaper based on its sports coverage التغطية . الرياضية

Sportالرياضة


If it is not new or unusual If it is not interesting or

significant If it will not affect your

readers’ lives Do not publish it as

news.

The News Test خبرا يكون أن يصلح ال ما

A 37-year-old woman was killed and two children suffered head injuries in a car accident at 6:55p.m. last night. The accident involved a small Japanese car and a big truck which an eye-witness said was moving too fast in the crowded street at the intersection of Al-Ansar and Umaya streets.

Police officer, Ahmed Ali, told our correspondent in a telephone conversation that the truck driver had been detained pending the completion of the investigation into the real causes of the accident.

عمرها امرأة في 73قتلت بالغة بإصابات شخصان وأصيب عاماسيارة اصطدام عند امس مساء وقع مروري حادث نتيجة الصدرالشارع في كبيرة بسرعة تسير كانت كبيرة بشاحنة صغيرة تويوتا

. وأمية النصر شارعي تقاطع عند الضيق

الشاحنة سائق بان لمراسلنا علي، أحمد ، الضابط أفاد وقدينتهي أن الى للسيارة قيادته سرعة بسبب احتجازه تم قد

. للحادث الحقيقية األسباب في التحقيق

رجل على المدينة وسط في امس مساء القبض Lلقي أاعمال بعدة قام بانه Lشك ي العمر من والثالثين الثامنة في . اعرب وقد المدينة من الغربية الضاحية في سرقةتلك تنعم ان في االمل عن الشرطة به ادلت تصريح . نتائج وستكون والهدوء باألمن فصاعدا االن من الضاحية

اليومين خالل العام النائب مكتب على التحقيقبه المشتبه عن اخرى معلومات اية VعطL ت ولم القادمين،

. العشاء طعام يتناول كان بينما القبضعليه Lلقي ا الذيA 83-year old person, suspected of carrying out acts of vandalism, rape and robbery in the eastern neighborhood of the city, was arrested last Saturday in the city centre area. The police spokesman hoped that, from now on, the community would be able to live in peace and calm. The results of the investigation will be at the Prosecutor General's desk tomorrow. Some information will be given later about the suspect who was arrested as he was taking his lunch.

Media Skills in English (I) JOUR A 2305 Dr. Mosheer Amer September 2012.

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