Class Sports Journalism

Sport has become a global phenomenon whose full understanding requires specialized study. In this curricular unit, students learn to know the history and specificities of the journalistic treatment of sport, with an emphasis on language and discursive practice in different media.

Sports: from leisure to high competition; the importance of ethics; passion and violence; professionalism and amateurism; and promoting equality between human beings. Knowledge of the history of sports journalism in Portugal; study of discursive languages or practices in the treatment of sport by journalists; improvement of news writing techniques, reports, interviews, debates, reports, analyzes, comments or opinions; and changes in the digital age.

The teacher presents the essential questions of each part of the subject, often with examples, and, whenever possible, invites specialized lecturers or organizes study visits. Then, students prepare reports or news made outside of classes, with immediate correction by the teacher. The assessment takes for granted the rules on attendance to classes imposed by the school, in the continuous assessment regime, but distinguishes the greater or lesser attendance and the quality of the performance of students in class (45% of the final grade); and involves two works, one theoretical and one practical (20%+35%=55% of the final grade).

• PINHEIRO, Francisco ¿ História da Imprensa Desportiva em Portugal. Porto : Edições Afrontamento, 2011. 480 p.
• SOBRAL, L. & Magalhães, P. ¿ Introdução ao Jornalismo Desportivo. Lisboa : CENJOR e CNID. 1999. 128 p.