Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Journalese (Journalistic Language) II
Other languages of instruction: Catalan
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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.
The subject also aims to bring us closer to press photography and audiovisual language as an element for understanding, knowledge, and interpretation of reality, providing specific skills for the production, creation, evaluation, editing, and use of journalistic images, while developing visual sensitivity.
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
SECTION I
1. Informative and Interpretive Genres:
The informative text.
Journalistic Style.
Journalistic Sources.
The news: definition and characteristics.
The chronicle: definition and characteristics.
The interview: definition and characteristics.
2. The Report:
The Report: definition and characteristics.
SECTION II
Introduction to Photojournalism:
1.- The camera as an apparatus: introduction to photojournalistic language.
2.- Studium, punctum, and photographic language: Barthes, Arbus, and Cartier-Bresson.
3.- Susan Sontag and Steve McCurry: the image-world and the use of color.
4.- Movement, depth of field, and authorial gaze in Sebastião Salgado and Raghu Rai.
5.- Azoulay, Capa, and Morenatti: methodology and gaze in photojournalistic reportage.
6.- Ethics in photojournalism: rights, limits, and the photography of alterity.
7.- Portraiture and light in photography.
8.- Post-photography: images in the digital age.
9.- Seminar of photo essays.
SECTION III
News and equipment management on television:
News Editing and Direction.
Leadership and Team Management.
News Genres on Television.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
| TRAINING ACTIVITY | ECTS CREDITS |
| 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. | 0.8 |
| Focused Praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice. | 1.4 |
| E-learning. Virtual learning based on ICT. | 0.7 |
| Practical workshop. A highly practical working activity, where students can acquire skills that are practical or also theoretical (intellectual skills, logical skills, critical skills, intellectual learning skills, study skills, quoting skills, etc). | 1.0 |
| 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. | 2.1 |
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
In both sections, attendance and participation in practical sessions are mandatory.
- Section 1 accounts for 50% of the grade for the Journalistic Language 2 course and will be assessed through practical exercises and a final exam.
- Section 2 accounts for 30% of the grade for the Journalistic Language 2 course and will be assessed through practical exercises and a final exam.
- Section 3 accounts for 20% and will be assessed through practical exercises.
In the second call, failed practicals and the exam must be redone.
For subsequent calls, the course must be repeated.
Bibliography and resources
References:
ADAMS, S. (2010). Interviewing for journalists, Routledge.
AZOULAY, A. (2008). El contrato civil de la fotografía, Paidós.
BARTHES, R. (1993) Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography, Vintage Classics.BENJAMIN, W. (2008) The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Penguin.
CAPARRÓS. M. (2016). Lacrónica, Planeta.
CANTAVELLA, J. y SERRANO, J.F. (2004). Redacción para periodistas: informar e interpretar, Ariel.
ECHEVARRÍA LLOMBART, B. (2011). El reportaje periodístico. Una radiografía de la realidad. Comunicación Social Ediciones y Publicaciones.
FLUSSER, V. (2013). Towards a philosophy of photography, Reaktion Books.FONTCUBERTA, J. (2014). Pandora’s Camera: photogr@phy after photography, Mac Books.
FONTCUBERTA, M. (1993). La noticia, Paidós.GRIJELMO, A. (2004). El estilo del periodista, 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, Routledge.
KOBRE, K. (2017). Photojournalism: The Professional’s Approach, Routledge.LYON, William (2014): La escritura transparente. Cómo contar historias, Libros del K.O.
RAMÍREZ. M. (2022). El periódico, Debate.
RITCHIN, F. (2009). After Photography, W.W. Norton.
SEALY, M. (2019). Decolonising the Camera: Photography in Racial Time. Lawrence & Wishart. SONTAG, S. (2008). On photography, Penguin Classics.VILALTA, J. (2006). El espíritu del reportaje, Universitat de Barcelona.
Style guides: La Vanguardia, El País and RTVE.
Recommended readings:
CERCAS. J. (2009). Anatomía de un instante, Random House.CHAVES NOGALES. M. (1937). A sangre y fuego, Libros del Asteroide.
CHAVES NOGALES. M., DÍAZ FERNÁNDEZ, J. and PLA. J. (2017). Tres periodistas en la revolución de Asturias, Libros del Asteroide.
FALLACI. O. (1974). Entrevista con la historia, Noguer.
JIMÉNEZ. D. (2019). El director, Libros del K.O.
MATEOS. R. (2018). Caso Cipriano Martos, Anagrama.
KEEFE. P. R. (2018). No digas nada, Reservoir Books.