Class Journalism and Media

This course offers a transversal view of some of the most significant currents of research into journalism. Journalism is a complex phenomenon, and its theoretical lines of enquiry have the particularity of being anchored in this complexity, or calling on multidisciplinary theoretical perspectives. Studies on journalism focus on three main areas: the emergence of an autonomous field and the insertion of journalists into institutional environments; journalists as professionals and their codes and cultures; society as an instance of receiving and being involved in the news. It is also important to understand how journalists and news contribute to knowledge about the world, and how the materiality of technologies has an impact on the ways in which information is produced, distributed and received, fostering a construction of social reality from this space.

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Foundations of Journalism: journalism as an object of study; the historical, political, and sociological evolution of journalism; transformations in the media landscape - media concentration and the blurring of boundaries within journalism. Journalistic Dynamics and News Production: the role of journalists; strategies and devices in information production; journalistic ethos; professional culture and organizational dynamics; information sources; evolution of actors involved in the informational process - from traditional to emerging participants. Journalism and Media Discourses: paradigms and methods for analysing journalistic discourse; practical application using a journalistic corpus; integration with the students' projects. Audiences and Consumption: the new media ecology and news environments; patterns and trends in information consumption. Media in Transformation: digital technologies and the challenges of information production and consumption    

Classes include lectures; debates around proposed articles; discussion and debates about the issues addressed and cases; presentation of readings and empirical assignments by students.

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