Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Cultural Journalism
Other languages of instruction: Spanish,
Introduction
Subject given by Ignacio Orovio, culture editor of the section of Culture of La Vanguardia
Pre-course requirements
Not required.
Objectives
The aim of this course is that students learn the basics of cultural journalism both in terms of the areas in which it operates and in terms of the various topics, routines and techniques that can work in various media and cultural institutions.
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 own professional dynamics of the different areas of journalistic expertise.
- They may perform tasks in corporate communication agencies specialized on the fields that make up the module.
- They will know how to analyze and understand the keys of the sectors related to each of the journalistic specializations offered in the module.
- They will adapt their own attitudes and skills of journalism to products or projects determined by a particular area of specialization.
Syllabus
Cultural journalism
-Definition and scope of cultural journalism.
-The cultural sector: how it is, who generates information, big figures, the effects of piracy, the digital irruption.
-Cultural journalism and screening: how to achieve your own criteria.
-Cultural journalism and media: the effects of precarization.
-The genres, applied to culture: criticism, chronicle, information, agenda, obituaries.
-The corporate communication: e-mail, press conference, lumch? How communication agencies work
Teaching and learning activities
In person
| TRAINING ACTIVITY | ECTS CREDITS |
|---|---|
| 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. | 1 |
| Coaching. Monitoring how students learn the content of the subject, either individually or in groups. In the coaching sessions, mistakes will be corrected, queries answered, and exercises and activities to achieve the established objectives will be suggested. | 0.4 |
| Meeting Point. Meetings will be organised with notable people from the professional and scientific fields or the international field, and students. These sessions will take the form of conferences, work sessions, discussions, or interviews, etc. | 0.4 |
| Focused Praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice. | 1.2 |
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
There is no exam Evaluation based on work: articles, reports
The production of:
-A report from 5,000 to 7,000 characters
-A interview with a relevant character from the cultural world
-Cronica of a visit to a museum
-a critique made in class
In second and third call, the evaluation will be the same
Bibliography and resources
The teacher will provide them every day