Subject

Judicial Journalism

  • code 10221
  • course 3
  • term Semester 1
  • type op
  • credits 3

Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: Spanish,

Teaching staff

Introduction

In recent years we have witnessed the emergence of cutting-edge journalism. Corruption scandals along with a persistence in the judicialization of the political sphere have caused that the news of facts like crimes or robberies leave the spaces of the section of the Society in many means to cover or even mark the political agenda of the main administrations . There is no doubt that Judicial Journalism has entered a new era in which its traditional restricted character, with sensitive information that must be contrasted on several occasions, runs counter to the immediacy of social networks and electronic media. It is in this change that journalists must have a sound knowledge of routines and judicial language to provide a rapid, effective and truthful response as they treat sensitive information by affecting issues such as honor, reputation and freedom of the people.

Pre-course requirements

No requeriments

Objectives

Students will learn to interpret a judicial decision (sentence, auto, providencia) or any other actor in the administration of justice (prosecutors, lawyers ...). They will also know how to put each of these writings in the context of today, not only in cases of corruption, but also in others such as domestic violence or crimes against heritage, to get closer to the routines of the media. They will also learn to distinguish the role and attributions of each branch of law, the protagonists of this type of information (from the judge to the victim) and improve writing from the interpretation of a language as a particular judicial. They will know the criminal (mainly), civil, social or labor jurisdiction, as well as all the types of existing instances and to differentiate the judicial organs of each one of them.

Competences / Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • 01 CG - Capacity for self-evaluation and professional order
  • 02 CG - The ability to learn and act an autonomously and responsibly
  • 03 CG - The ability to work in a group
  • 14 CE - The ability to plan technical and human resources
  • 17 CE - The ability to produce spoken and written texts for journalistic projects
  • 18 CE - Ability to detect newsworthy events
  • 27 CE - The ability to understand and work with different agents of the journalistic profession
  • 29 CE - The ability to understand and apply different journalistic genres and formats
  • 36 CE - Knowledge and mastery of the distinction between opinion and information / colloquial and cultured registers
  • 37 CE - Knowledge and mastery of different techniques to contrast information
  • 43 CE - The ability and capacity to take responsibility for the communication area of an organization
  • 47 CE - The ability and capacity to expertly and strategically manage of corporate communications
  • 53 CE - The ability to know specialized areas of the journalistic profession

Learning outcomes of the subject

  • They will know the resources and the professional dynamics of the different areas of journalistic specialization.
  • They will be able to carry out corporate communication tasks in entities of the specialized areas that make up the module.
  • They will be able to analyze and understand the current keys of the sectors corresponding to the journalistic specializations offered in the module.
  • They will adapt the attitudes and skills of journalistic work to products or projects determined by a particular area of expertise.

Syllabus

The classes will be totally practical so that the students can see the way of working of the media. From a document, they will write the news in class together with the teacher and the rest of the classmates. Doubts will be solved regarding ethical issues about the role of victims or professionals who give resolutions and how to mark the current agenda. This section will explain the access to sources of information as well as the consequences of this news, because of the importance in the public image of those involved.

Once learned the most basic rules regarding the writing of the news we will enter other journalistic genres such as the chronicle or the report. We will also know the different approaches that the media make of each court news taking into account their ideology despite the fact that it is a single judicial resolution. They will learn to recognize, thanks to practice, the most important thing to explain and translate judicial language.

In the classroom, each court resolution will be analyzed since many are complex. In three hours we will simulate a wording with all its conditions, like time. The practices will be individual, although the essays, corrections and comments to these exercises will be done in a group to encourage participation. We will also work with practical examples of the functions of each part of the judicial process and will deal with media cases (Nóos, Palau, 3%, Marta del Catillo, 9-N ...) that have generated broad media follow up To offer the broadcast of the trial signal live on television.

Teaching and learning activities

In person

  • Master class. The teacher conveys content, knowledge, attitudes, motivation, aptitudes, values, etc. It also makes it easier for students to express their opinions and arguments in front of other students. 1
  • Meeting Point. Meeting points will be organized between personalities from the professional, scientific, international, etc. And students. There will be a conference, a work session, a meeting, an interview, etc. 0.4
  • Coaching. Monitoring, individually or in very small groups, of how students assimilate the contents of the subject. In coaching sessions, defects will be corrected, questions will be clarified, exercises and activities will be proposed to achieve the objectives set. 0.4
  • Focused Praxis. Periodic delivery of exercises to learn theory through practice. Each exercise will be aimed at acquiring knowledge very well defined and adapted to the circumstances. 1.2

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person

Students will submit two scoring practices based on a court decision. They will account for 40% of the grade and the practical exam at the end of the course will be the other 40%. The remaining 20% will depend on your participation in class and the evolution of the student. There will be minimums such as spelling or your knowledge of the present, although the most important in the 10 sessions will be the assimilation of content and the ability to express them in a journalistic genre. In the second call, the suspended part must be approved, with the presentation of the works requested in the course (50%) and with the exam of recovery (50%)

EVALUATION SYSTEMPERCENTAGE
Final Exam
Groupal Work
Individual Work
40

Bibliography and resources

‘Levantando el velo: Manual de Periodismo Judicial’. Javier Gómez Bermudez y Elisa Beni Uzabal Inversiones Editoriales Dossat-2000

‘Manual de Periodismo Judicial’. José María Calero, Javier Ronda, Editorial Historia y Contenidos Grupo de Investigación en Estructura Universidad de Sevilla año 2000

‘Periodismo de Sucesos’ Montse Quesada Editorial Síntesis, colección periodismo especializado 2007

‘Tras el suceso’ Enrique Rubio Planeta Barcelona 1956.


Photocopies in class

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