Subject

Journalese (Journalistic Language) II

  • code 11720
  • course 2
  • term Semester 2
  • type FB
  • credits 6

Main language of instruction: Spanish

Teaching staff

Introduction

The main goal of Journalistic Language 2 is to improve the student journalistic skills in writing informative and interpretative texts. In order to reach this point, students will know the main characteristics of the journalistic genres, the main types of sources and the verification of information, as well as the basic elements and processes involved in the construction of stories. At the end of the learning process, students must be able to produce journalistic products with a high level of professionalism ready to be published.

Pre-course requirements

None. 

Objectives

Improve the use of language (grammar rules, phonetics, morphology, syntax) in relation to journalistic work.
Think about the basis of journalistic style.
Get acquainted with basic journalistic genres.

Competences / Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • 02 CG - The ability to learn and act an autonomously and responsibly
  • 15 CE - Lingustic ability in Catalan, Spanish and English
  • 17 CE - The ability to produce spoken and written texts for journalistic projects

Learning outcomes of the subject

1.- To be aware of the characteristics of good journalistic style and ensure to implement in their practice.

2.- To recognize the main features of the basic, information and opinion journalistic genres, and create adequate, coherent and cohesive manner (and effectively communicative) texts.

3.- To learn the basic elements of the construction of stories and will be able to adopt a critical position before the data and arguments of the same.

4.- To be able to search, select and integrate information in a journalistic documentation process.

5.- To observe reality with journalistic criteria.

6.- To work in groups with less reticence and more collaborative and equitable distribution of tasks.

 

 

Syllabus

BLOCK I

Interpretive genres

Theoretical contents

1.- Introduction to journalistic genres

The informative text

The news: definition and characteristics

 

2.- The chronicle

Definition and characteristics

Phases of a chronicle elaboration: subject, field work and writing

The handling of the scenes: time, space and action

Balance between interpretation and information

Chronicle typologies (war, sports, cultural, etc.)

Sports writer visit

 

Practices

1.- Identification of characteristic elements of the chronicle

2.- Informative coverage of an event and chronicle

 

3.- The report

Definition and characteristics

Search, choice of a topic and documentation

Information sources: data, personals and officials

Planning the report and previous questions. Production strategies

The story: structure, style, narrative possibilities, writing and presentation

Type of reportage: news, immersion, historical, research

Report formats

The freelance journalist. Strategies to propose and sell reports. Execution. Field work

Sources. Filtering journalism. Examples and case studies

Edition and style guides

 

Practices

1.- Individual or collective digital written report 

 

4.- Verifying information

Seminar about fact-checking and fake news by Verificat

 

BLOCK II

Investigation report

Concept and steps to carry an investigation report

Sources: treatment, conservation, use

The investigative journalist: all?

Where do I look: Google, archives, BOE, DOGC, institutional websites

Precarious means, precarious investigations: tenacity

 


 

Teaching and learning activities

In person

Lectures

Focused praxis

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person

Practices: 80%

---Chronicle 20%

---Student participation 10%

---Repor 50%

 
Requirement: to make average of the practical part, the final chronicle and the final report must be approved.
 
Students who fail the final chronicle and final report, may present it again considering professor instructions the same day that the 2nd call examination takes place.
 
Final exam: 20% 

Requirement: to take the exam result in account, the practical part (80%) must be approved.

     

Bibliography and resources

Bibliography and resources BLOCK I and BLOCK III

Basic

ADAMS, S. (2010). Interviewing for journalists. London; New York: Routledge.

BURGUET, F. (2007). Construir les notícies. Una teoria de la redacció periodística. Barcelona: Dèria.

BURGUET, F. (2004). Les trampes dels periodistes. Barcelona: Edicions 62.

BUSQUÉ, J. (2009). Xavier Vinader i Sánchez. Periodisme i compromís, Barcelona: Editorial Afers.

CHÉJOV, A. P. (2005). Unos buenos zapatos y un cuaderno de notas. Cómo hacer un reportaje, Edición de Piero Brunello, Barcelona: Alba Editorial.

CHICOTE, J. (2009). Periodismo de investigación en España: Causas y efectos de su marginación, Madrid: Fragua.

ECHEVARRÍA LLOMBART, B. (1998). Las W's del reportaje. Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU, Valencia.

ECHEVARRÍA LLOMBART, B. (2011). El reportaje periodístico. Una radiografía de la realidad. Comunicación Social Ediciones y Publicaciones. 

GRIJELMO, A. (2004). El estilo del periodista. Madrid: Taurus.

HERRSCHER, R. (2012). Periodismo narrativo. Cómo contar la realidad con las armas de la literatura. Universitat de Barcelona.

HICKS, W.(2008). Writing for journalists. London; New York: Routledge

KAPUSCINSKI, R. (2002). Los cínicos no sirven para este oficio. Sobre el buen periodismo. Editorial Anagrama, Barcelona.

KAPUSCINSKI, R. (2003).  Los cinco sentidos del periodista (Estar, ver, oír, compartir, pensar). Colección Nuevo Periodismo. Fundación Para Un Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano, México.

KOVACH, B. y ROSENSTIEL, T. (2003). Los Elementos del periodismo. Madrid: Ediciones El País.

HUNTER, M.L. (ed.) (2013). "La investigación a partir de historias. Manual para periodistas de investigación". París, Montevideo: Ediciones Unesco.

MESEGUER, D. y ZURUTUZA, K. (2019). Respirando fuego. En las entrañas de la lucha kurda por la supervivencia. Barcelona: Ediciones Península. 

NÚÑEZ-LADEVEZE, L. (coord.) (2015): Periodismo en la red: Géneros, estilos y normas, Editorial Universitas, Madrid.

PILGER, J. (2005). Basta de mentiras! El periodismo de investigación que está cambiando el mundo. Barcelona: RBA.

VILALTA, J. (2006). El espíritu del reportaje, Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona, 2006.

WOLFE, T. (2012). El nuevo periodismo, Barcelona: Anagrama.

WOODWARD, B. (2005).  El hombre secreto. La verdadera historia de «Garganta Profunda», Barcelona: Inédita Editores.

CANTAVELLA, J. y SERRANO, J.F. (2004). Redacción para periodistas: informar e interpretar, Barcelona: Ariel.

 

Complementary

 AYESTARÁN, M. (2017). Oriente Medio, Oriente roto. Barcelona: Ediciones Península. 

 CERCAS, J. (2009). Anatomía de un instante. Barcelona: Mondadori.

 ESPINOSA, J. y GARCÍA PRIETO, M. (2016). Siria, el país de las almas rotas. Barcelona: Debate.

 FORGIONE, F. (2010). Mafia export. Cómo la 'Ndrangheta, la Cosa Nostra y la Camorra han colonizado el mundo.   Barcelona: Anagrama.  

 GONZÁLEZ, E. (2010). Historias de Nueva York. Barcelona: RBA Libros.

 LOBO, R. (2018). Cuadernos de Kabul. Barcelona: Ediciones Península. 

 PANYELLA, J. (2014). Salvador Puig Antich, Cas Obert. Barcelona: Angle Editorial.

 TEIXIDOR, A. (2016). Combatents en nom d’Al·la. De Catalunya al gihad. Barcelona: Ara Llibres.

 VV.AA. (2017). Cada mesa, un Vietnam. Madrid: Jot Down Books.

 ZURUTUZA, K. (2018).  Tierra adentro. Madrid. Libros del KO.

 

Bibliography and resources BLOCK II

ANDERSON, C. W., BELL, E., & Shirky, C. (2012). Post-industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present: a Report. Columbia Journalism School.

CARR, N. (2011). Superficiales: ¿Qué está haciendo Internet con nuestras mentes? Madrid: Taurus Ediciones.

CRUCIANELLI, S. (2013) Herramientas digitales para periodistas. Texas: Knight Center. https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/books/HDPP.pdf

European Journalism Centre & the Open Knowledge Foundation (2011). The DataJournalism Handbook. Collaborative project (2011). O’Reilly. 2011

PARISER, E. (2011). The filter bubble: What the Internet is hiding from you. Londres: Penguin.

Poynter Institute (2011). Conjunto de guías éticas para hacer periodismo en la Web. Knight Center of Journalism in the Americas. https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/guias_eticas_SPANISH_2011.pdf

SUNSTEIN, C. (2003). República.com. Internet, democracia y libertad. Barcelona: Paidós.

TANDOC, E. & Thomas, R. (2014). "The ethics of web analytics: Implications of using audience metrics in news construction". Digital Journalism, [en línea] http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21670811.2014.909122

  © 2024 Universitat Internacional de Catalunya | Contact us | Privacy and data protection | Intellectual property
  Campus Barcelona. Tel.: 93 254 18 00 | Campus Sant Cugat. Tel.: 93 504 20 00