Information Theory
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan
Head instructor
Dr. Santiago JUSTEL - sjustel@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 - Introduction to Journalism - Profesor: Santiago Justel
What is journalism?
Definition and functions of journalism.
Brief historical review. Journalism and democracy
What is news?
Facts, facts, events and pseudo events
Values news. Newsworthiness criteria
The information ecosystem. Journalistic Routines
Sources
Definition, typology, attribution
Journalistic style
Concision, correction, clarity ...
The use of different verb tenses
More frequent mistakes
The journalistic genres
Definition and utility
Information, interpretation, opinion
Section 2 - Profesora: Carmen Llovet
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 |
2nd CALL 100 % Final exam
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.