Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Journalistic Writing I: News and Chronicles
Journalistic Writing I: News and Chronicles
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16208
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Second semester
FB
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Teaching staff
Introduction
The main goal 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
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Objectives
The informative text.
Journalistic Style.
Journalistic Sources.
The news: definition and characteristics.
The chronicle: definition and characteristics.