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Presentation
Presentation
This Subject intends to function as a theoretical and practical introduction to the exercise of journalism, providing an overview of the contexts (social and organizational) of the profession and the requirements (technical and human) required of professionals. Basic notions about the specificity of journalistic writing and its techniques, accompanied by the development of practical work throughout the semester. Students will also be motivated to perform a critical reading of media/information platforms, comparing the criteria of newsworthiness and the diversity or convergence of angles of approach to events, narrative structures, sources of information and respective attribution, titles, illustration (photographs, infographics), among other aspects.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 7
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT449-2388
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Module 1 - Introduction to the profession
1. Being a journalist: the conception of journalism and journalist.
2. The professional identity of the journalist, agent producing information
3. The reporter, professional witness.
4. The journalistic company.
5. Organization and functioning of the newsroom.
6. News agencies.
7. Stages of journalistic activity.
8. The constraints
Module 2 -Values ¿¿and Journalistic Writing
1. Values ¿¿and newsworthiness criteria
2. Sources and data
3. Journalistic language
4. Techniques for construction of journalistic texts
4.1 Select. Hierarchize.
4.2. Relationship with readers: Titles; superleads; subtitles; highlights; titles; intertitles.
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Objectives
Objectives
It is intended that at the end of the module students will learn about the nature of journalism as a social phenomenon, the specificity of the journalistic profession, the productive routines, the organization and functioning of the newsroom, the diversity of the media and the consequent differences in ways of being journalist and the constraints surrounding his professional activity. At the same time, in practical classes, students will be introduced to journalistic writing, applying journalistic rules and criteria in news writing.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Practical writing work, simulation of a real work context. Working in working groups and with delivery of results during the teaching spaces.
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References
References
AAVV (2016), Digital Media Portugal ¿ ERC 2015 , Lisboa
Correia, Fernando (1998), Os Jornalistas e as Notícias , Lisboa, Caminho
Digital News Report 2022 | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2022, junho 17). https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2022
Fontcuberta, Mar de (1999), A Notícia. Pistas para Compreender o Mundo , Lisboa, Editorial Notícias
Gradim, Anabela, 2000, Manual de Jornalismo ¿ o Livro de Estilo do Urbi, col. Estudos em Comunicação, Covilhã.
Harcup, T., & O’Neill, D. (2017). What is News?: News values revisited (again). Journalism Studies, 18(12), 1470–1488. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2016.1150193
Kovach, Bill, Rosenstiel, Tom (2004), Os Elementos do Jornalismo. O que os profissionais do jornalismo devem saber e o público deve exigir , Porto: Porto Editora
Ricardo, Daniel (2003), Ainda Bem que me Pergunta. Manual de Escrita Jornalística , Lisboa, Editorial Notícias
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
