Introduction to Journalism
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish
Head instructor
Dra. Susana PEREZ - sperezs@uic.es
Office hours
To get individual attention you need to arrange time via email.
sjustel@uic.es
Probably, our era is the first in the history in which people receive more information and has more data. This information is organized into stories and narratives that contain speeches, views, judgments and criticisms regarding the reality around us. The making of these stories, texts and images have the power to shape the vision about a specific event or fact.
How to analyze these stories and how to build them is essential to the communicator. The selection, organization, structure and presentation of this information allows the succeed aimed with a story. This success has to do with changes in society, with understandings of the historical facts and with the very nature of human beings. Information processes are not cold data exchange or isolated messages, but an interaction of texts, stories and speeches.
In this subject, students will learn to take a critical attitude towards the stories and speeches and select the items to build their own. They will learn the tools that allow them to structure and give substance to a story.
Asimismo, en esta asignatura se pondrá énfasis en la necesidad de la realización de procesos de documentación, gestión de información y verificación de informaciones en el trabajo periodístico. Para ello el alumno adquirirá conocimientos sobre el uso de herramientas, sistemas, fuentes y procedimientos necesarios para poder llevar a cabo una correcta documentación periodística.
No pre-course requirements are needed to enrol in this subject.
They will understand the context surrounding a discourse (speaker, receiver, objective, pragmatics...).
They will understand the basic elements of the construction of stories and they will be able to adopt a critical viewpoint in relation to the data and arguments they involve.
They will learn to process information to generate their own knowledge and useful content for consumers.
They will acquire the necessary expressive skills to inform and convince the audience through their words.
They will argue in an intelligible and convincing manner.
They will be able to search for, select and incorporate information into a journalistic documentation process.
They will be able to observe reality based on journalistic criteria.
They will know the main theoretical concepts that underlie informational tasks.
They will know the main types of information sources and information systems that are useful in journalism.
They will understand the present based on full knowledge and know how to detect new trends.
They will undertake an in-depth analysis of culture and contemporary thought and its impact on personal and collective dynamics. They must have knowledge of history to understand today’s situation in the media.
They must facilitate relationships between people, groups of people, institutions and organisations, etc.
SECTION 1. WHAT IS JOURNALISM?
- Testing a definition
- A historical perspective
- The construction of the present
- Media companies
- The functions of Journalism
- Legal framework and code of ethics
SECTION 2. WHAT IS NEWS?
- Facts and news
- Newsworthy criteria
- Selection and ranking of topics
- Journalistic routines
SECTION 3. SOURCES OF INFORMATION
- Typology of sources
- Attribution of sources
SECTION 4. DIGITAL JOURNALISM
- Journalism in the Internet era
- Characteristics of digital Journalism
TRAINING ACTIVITY | ECTS CREDITS |
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Lectures. In lectures, lecturers/professors not only transmit content or knowledge, but also, and above all else, attitudes, motivation, skills and values, etc. They also ensure that participants can express their opinions and arguments to the other students. | 4.3 |
Focused Praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice. | 1.7 |
Part 1 - Susana Pérez Soler - 80 % final mark
Part 2 - Albert Garrido - 20 % final mark
Readings
2nd and 3rd CALL To pass the second call will be necessary to deliver all the evaluation activities that have not been approved in the first call. To pass the third call will be necessary to repeat all the subject.
Lippmann, W. (2003). La opinión pública. Madrid: Cuadernos de Langre.
Castells, M. (2009) Comunicación y poder. Madrid: Alianza Editorial.
Jiménez, D. (2018) El director. Madrid: Libros del K.O.
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Anderson, C. W., Bell, E., & Shirky, C. (2012). Post-industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present: a Report. Columbia Journalism School.
Gomis, L. (1991). Teoría del periodismo. Cómo se forma el presente. Barcelona: Paidós.
Kovach, B., & Rosentiel, T. (2012). Los elementos del periodismo. Madrid: Santillana.
Martínez-Albertos, J. L. (1989). El lenguaje periodístico. Madrid: Paraninfo
Salmon, C. (2008) Storytelling. La máquina de fabricar historias y formatear las mentes. Península: Barcelona.
Wolton, D. (2010). Informar no es comunicar. Contra la ideología tecnológica. Gedisa: Barcelona.
Bamberg, M. G. W., & Andrews, M. (2004) Considering Counter-narratives: Narrating, resisting, making sense. John Benjamins B. V.: Amsterdam.
Guallar, J.; Leiva-Aguilera, J. (2013) El content curator. Guía básica para el nuevo profesional de internet.Barcelona: UOC.
Mortimer, J. A., & van Doren, C. (1996) Cómo leer un libro. Debate: Madrid.