Class Traineeship

This curricular unit aims to provide students with immersion in the professional media market (newsrooms, PR agencies, or communication departments) followed by critical reflection on professional practice.

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Curricular unit based on professional field practice and academic reflection: 1. Integration into the host organization and implementation of the internship work plan. 2. Execution of professional tasks within the scope of Journalism and Communication. 3. Systematic recording and logbook of daily activities and field learning experiences. 4. Critical analysis of organizational structures, work routines, and ethical challenges encountered. 5. Drafting of the Final Internship Report (institutional framework, analytical description, and theoretical-practical synthesis).  

Considering the characteristics of the course unit, the teaching and learning methodologies adopted are essentially active, allowing students to apply the knowledge acquired to solve the challenges faced during the internship. Supervision via tutorial system by the academic advisor in coordination with the workplace tutor. Includes progress meetings and report writing supervision. Assessment: Evaluation by a jury in a public defense, considering workplace tutor feedback, written report, and oral defense.

Será desenvolvida pelo estudante com a ajuda dos orientadores (interno e local). Sugerem-se alguns títulos: 1. Garcia, J. L. (Ed.). (2018). As profissões do jornalismo: Uma perspetiva sociológica. Imprensa de Ciências Sociais. 2. Kovach, B., & Rosenstiel, T. (2020). Os elementos do jornalismo: O que os profissionais do meio devem saber e o público deve exigir (3.ª ed.). Porto Editora. 3. Martins, A. I. (2021). Rotinas produtivas e pré-jornalismo nas redações portuguesas. Media & Jornalismo, 21(38), 45-62. 4. Pena, F. (2017). Teoria do jornalismo (3.ª ed.). Contexto. 5. Traquina, N. (2020). O que é jornalismo (4.ª ed.). Quimera.