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Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

The Language of Radio

The Language of Radio
3
16235
4
First semester
OB
Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish,

Teaching staff


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Introduction

In this course, we will review linguistic aspects of the English language in the digital environment, the challenges and opportunities that this entails for the development of journalistic practice, and we will focus on audio and the use of the podcast as a journalistic tool in different fields (journalism informative, investigative, reports, etc.).

Pre-course requirements

None. 

Objectives

  • To familiarize students with different issues in modern media that directly affect journalists  

  • To enable them to competently engage in public and private conversations with journalists and subjects of journalistic interest around the globe. 

  • The ultimate goal is for them to be able to confidently report and cover news and work for a news organization anywhere in the world.

Syllabus

Topic 1: The digital environment and journalistic tools

Topic 2: The research process

Topic 3: The journalistic radio environment in English

Topic 4: The podcast

Bibliography and resources

Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/

Podbean : https://www.podbean.com/

Podomatic: https://www.podomatic.com/

Boling, K. S. (2019). True crime podcasting: Journalism, justice or entertainment? Radio Journal:International Studies in Broadcast &Amp; Audio Media, 17(2), 161–178. https://doi.org/10.1386/rjao_00003_1

Frary, M. (2017). Power to the podcast: Podcasting is bringing a whole new audience to radio and giving investigative journalism a boost. Plus, our handy guide to making your own podcasts. Index on Censorship, 46(3), 24–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306422017730789

Huntsberger, M., & Stavitsky, A. (2006). The New “Podagogy”: Incorporating Podcasting into Journalism Education. Journalism &Amp; Mass Communication Educator, 61(4), 397–410. https://doi.org/10.1177/107769580606100405

Journalism and media. Journalism and Media | Special Issue : The Rise of Podcast Journalism. (n.d.). Retrieved January 3, 2023, from https://www.mdpi.com/journal/journalmedia/special_issues/SQK59YH98X 

Lindgren, M. (2021). Intimacy and emotions in podcast journalism: A study of award-winning Australian and British podcasts. Journalism Practice, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2021.1943497 

Martínez-Costa, M.-P., Amoedo-Casais, A., & Moreno-Moreno, E. (2022). The value of podcasts to journalism: Analysis of Digital Native Media Brands’ offerings, production and publishing in Spain. El Profesional De La Información, 31(5). https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2022.sep.03 

Perdomo, G., & Rodrigues-Rouleau, P. (2021). Transparency as metajournalistic performance: The New York Times’ “Caliphate” podcast and new ways to claim journalistic authority. Journalism, 23(11), 2311–2327. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884921997312 

Spotify (2021). Podcast Delivery Specification. Retrieved January 7, 2023, from https://bit.ly/3iosw0w