Class Television Journalism

This curricular unit aims to enable students to do journalism on television. They learn the characteristics of television language and how to use different journalistic genres. They gain skills to work as a team and combine the word with the power of the image without being redundant. Students get to know how a newsroom works, and how a newscast is produced. They make edited reports and simulate live broadcasts abroad and in the studio. The classes allow simulating an environment that reproduces professional routines, from the idea for the report to editing and presenting the news. It is also stimulated the debate and the critical spirit about the work carried out in the classrooms, as well as in the national and international television context.

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Introduction to television writing: writing for images; the importance of sound; the grammar of the moving images. Teamwork: journalists, camaramen, image editors, producers, directors, anchors/presenters. Reporting: work preparation process in the newsroom; story approach angle; the reporter on the field. Live television: justification, utility and trivialization. The interview: preparation of the questionnaire; knowledge of the interviewee, cutting plans for the editing process. When there are no "images": live, graphic and archive resources. News from international agencies: elaboration of news from feeds.

The lectures are followed by practical work, simulating the functioning of a television newsroom. Continuous Assessment: * Two group assignments outside class hours (30%). * One individual assignment in class, on scheduled dates (15%). * One final report, on a topic of your choice, to be submitted by 7 December at 11:59 p.m. (55%). These assignments may be supported by the camera, sound and editing modules. To further develop and complement the assessment, each lecturer also considers attendance and participation, and may propose specific exercises in their area. Attendance and oral participation may earn up to 0.5 bonus points (0-20), only for students who attend at least 90% of the registered classes. All assignments are presented in class and assessed by the teachers. The use of Artificial Intelligence is only accepted in cases discussed with the teacher; misuse will result in the assessment being cancelled (UL Order No. 76/2023).  

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