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LO-1
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Explains the fundamental theories of news sociology (Schudson, Tuchman, Gans) and how these theories engage in dialogue with critical political economy (Herman & Chomsky, Murdock), cultural studies (Hall), and post-structuralist power analyses (Foucault). |
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LO-2
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Defines the triple level of analysis in news production (micro: routines/practices, meso: organizational structure/professional ideology, macro: political economy/state) and interrelates how these levels mutually shape each other. |
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LO-3
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Interprets Gramsci's concept of hegemony within the context of news production and media discourses; explains the concepts of manufacturing consent, counter-hegemony, and civil society with examples from the Turkish media. |
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LO-4
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Critically evaluates how professional ideologies and normative discourses such as "objectivity," "impartiality," and "news value" are historical constructs that legitimize and conceal power relations. |
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LO-5
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Analyzes how the digital transformation (platforms, algorithms, metrics) has transformed traditional news production routines, professional identity, and politico-economic structures, and created new power struggles. |
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LO-6
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Develops a research design capable of applying the necessary qualitative research methods (ethnographic observation, in-depth interviews, discourse analysis, document analysis) to map the news production process of a media organization. |
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LO-7
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Subjects a specific news text (written, visual, television, or digital) to a multi-layered analysis within the context of the organizational routines, economic constraints, and dominant ideological frameworks that produced it. |
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LO-8
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Interprets the media-politics-economy connections in Turkey (holding structures, state advertisements, trustee appointments, legal regulations) through concrete cases from a comparative and historical perspective. |
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LO-9
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Critically discusses the counter-hegemonic potential and inherent limitations of alternative/independent media practices by comparing them with the production logic and power structures of mainstream media. |
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LO-10
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Utilizes academic writing skills to design and write an original, theoretically grounded, and methodologically coherent doctoral-level research proposal at the intersection of news production, representation, and power. |
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LO-11
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Develops a critical literacy and researcher skepticism that systematically questions the power relations behind practices and discourses presented as "natural," "neutral," or "inevitable" in the media. |
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LO-12
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Discusses and evaluates alternative practices, ethical principles, and political proposals with the potential to transform power relations in news production. |