Journalistic Communication Techniques I

Code:

CC044

Acronym:

TEJOR1

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Communication Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CC	153	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	1	-	10	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Successful students should be able to master expression techniques specific to each of the four journalistic fields and clearly distinguish the different journalistic genres. A general perspective of the importance and weight of the different media in terms of social communication since their beginning until today will be presented in classes. Students will also learn about press techniques, programs and equipments, as well as radio, television and online in order to increase their proficiency.

Program

Press
Docente: Helder Bastos


1. Introduction
1.1 Brief history of the press
1.2 The press in contemporary society
1.3. Types of press
1.4. Challenges for the 21st century

2. The modern newspaper
2.1. Organisation and hierarchies
2.2. Workplace/newsroom organization models
2.3. Routines

3. News
3.1. From theory to practice
3.2. News values and editorial valuation
3.3. Structure, models
3.4. Styles
3.5. The sources of information

4. Journalistic genres
4.1. The reportage
4.2. The interview
4.3. The chronicle
4.4. The commentary
Radio
Docentes: Pedro Leal e Isabel Reis


1. Field description
1.1. Radio: characteristics of this means of communication
1.2. Radio as a means of social communication

2. Radio as a business
2.1. Radio as a product
2.2. The means and costs of production
2.3. Publicity
2.4. Audience studies as a means to characterize the radio
2.5. Influence of the audience on radiophonic style: programs and news services. Influence of the audience on the style, type and amount of radio publicity.

3. Newsroom organization
3.1. The internal structure of newsrooms.
3.2. Organization types and forms of several radio communication companies.

4. Sound capture, assemblage and diffusion equipment4.1. Microphone
4.2. Recording techniques
4.3 Editing programs – “Cool Edit Pro”

5. Introduction to radio language and writing
5.1. Criteria for radio news selection
5.1.1. News - traditional elements
5.1.2. Radio news elements
5.2. Radio writing characteristics: Radiophonic text; Instantaneity; Orality; Clarity
Television
Docente: Helena Lima

1. Overview of the journalistic environment in television
1.1. Brief history of television
1.2. To inform, distract and cultivate
1.3. TV in Portugal
1.4. From paleo-television to neo-television
1.5. The live television revolution

2. The construction of a news program
2.1. The journalistic genres
2.2. The pivot
2.3. Styles
2.4. Journalistic text and TV journalistic text
2.5. Visualisation and analysis of Portuguese television news: the “deconstruction” of the television news
2.6. Information flow, agenda and gatekeeping

3. Television news
3.1. News hierarchy
3.2. Text according to image
3.3. The importance of audio
3.4. The construction of news with images
Online
Docente: Fernando Zamith

1. Internet
1.1. Historical framework and evolution
1.2. Communication models
1.3. Virtual communities and cyberculture
1.4. New tools (RSS, Wikis, podcasting, tagging)

2. Online Journalism
2.1. Origin and development
2.2. Notions of Computer-Assisted Reporting
2.3. Technical, ethical and legal issues

3. Digital Journalism
3.1. Origin and development
3.2. The new journalists
3.3. Hypermedia narrative
3.4. Challenges of new modalities

Mandatory literature

Herreros, Mariano Cébrián; Información Televisiva. Mediciones, Contenidos, Expresión y Programación, Editorial Síntesis, 1998
Pavlik, John V; Journalism and New Media, Columbia University Press, 2001
Boucher, Jean-Dominique; A Reportagem Escrita, Editorial Inquérito, 1994
Albertos, José Luís Martinez; Curso General de Redacción Periodística, Editorial Parainfo, 1993
Meditsch, Eduardo ; A Rádio na era da Informação, Minerva, 1999
Pérez, Arturo Merayo ; Para entender la radio – Estructura del proceso informativo radiofónico, Publicaciones Uiversidad Pontificia de Salamanca, 1992
Jespers, Jean-Jacques; Jornalismo Televisivo, Minerv, 1998

Teaching methods and learning activities

BIBLIOGRAFIA


Imprensa

Albertos, José Luís Martinez. (1993). Curso General de Redacción Periodística. Madrid: Editorial Parainfo
Boucher, Jean-Dominique. (1994). A Reportagem Escrita. Lisboa: Editorial Inquérito.
Crato, Nuno. (1992). Comunicação Social - A Imprensa. Lisboa: Editorial Presença.
Kotscho, Ricardo. (1886). A Prática da Reportagem. São Paulo: Editorial Ática
Martin-Lagardette, Jean-Luc. (1998). Manual da Escrita Jornalística. Lisboa: Pergaminho
Medina, Cremilda de Araújo. (1986). Entrevista: o Diálogo Possível. São Paulo: Editora Ática
Montant, Henri. (1994). A Entrevista Escrita e o Perfil. Mem Martins: Editorial Inquérito
Warren, Carl. (1979). Géneros Periodísticos Informativos. Barcelona: A.T.E.
Zinsser, William. (1990). On Writing Well. New York: Harper Perennial.
Rádio

Bouteiller, Pierre Medias Pouvoires – Radio : vieux Média – Nouvelle Donne. Paris.
Garvey, Daniel E., e Rivers, William L. (1987). L’information radiotélévisée. Bruxelas: De Boeck Université. Colec. Medias
Herreros, Mariano Cébrian (1995) Información Radiofónica. Mediación técnica, tratamento y programación. Madrid:Editorial Sintesis.
Lopes, Victor Silva (1988) Iniciação ao Jornalismo Audiovisual.
Martin-Caro Sanchez, Miguel Ángel (2000) La rádio del siglo XXI: un servicio público en la economia global. Madrid: Editora Fragua
Meditsch, Eduardo (1999) A Rádio na era da Informação. Coimbra: Minerva. Colec. Comunicação.
Ortriwano, Gisela Swetlana (1985) A Informação no Rádio: Os grupos de poder e a determinação de conteúdos São Paulo: Summus Editorial.
Paul, Jean Pierre. Économie de la Communication TV-Radio. Paris: PUF.
Pérez, Arturo Merayo (1992) Para entender la radio – Estructura del proceso informativo radiofónico. Salamanca: Publicaciones Uiversidad Pontificia de Salamanca.
Prado, Emílio (1989) Estrutura da informação radiofónica. São Paulo: Summus Editorial.
Televisão

Lopes, Felisbela, O Telejornal e Serviço Público, Coimbra, Minerva, 1999
Herreros, Mariano Cébrián, Información Televisiva. Mediciones, Contenidos, Expresión y Programación, Madrid, Editorial Síntesis, 1998
Richeri, Giuseppe, La transición de la Televisión, Barcelona, Bosch, 1994
Lopes, Victor Silva, Iniciação ao Jornalismo Audiovisual
Dayan, Daniel, Katz, Elihu, A História em Directo. Os Acontecimentos Mediáticos na Televisão, Minerva, Coimbra, 1999
Jespers, Jean-Jacques, Jornalismo Televisivo, Coimbra, Minerva, 1998
Barrera, Carlos (coord.), Historia del Periodismo Universal, Barcelona, Ariel, 2004
Teves, Vasco Hogan, História da Televisão em Portugal, 1955/1979, Lisboa, TV Guia Editora, 1998
Online

Barbosa, Elisabete, Granado, António. (2004). Weblogs: Diário de Bordo. Porto: Porto Editora.
Bastos, Helder. (2000). Jornalismo Electrónico - Internet e Reconfiguração de Práticas nas Redacções. Coimbra: Minerva Editora.
Reddick, Randy, e King, Elliot. (1995) The Online Journalist: Using the Internet and Other Electronic Resources. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace.
Garrison, Bruce. (1995). Computer-Assisted Reporting. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Gillmor, Dan. (2005). Nós, os Media. Lisboa: Editorial Presença.
Koch, Tom. (1996). The Message is the Medium: Online All the Time for Everyone. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Pavlik, John V.. (2001). Journalism and New Media. Columbia University Press.
Rheingold, Howard. (1996). A Comunidade Virtual. Lisboa: Gradiva.

Software

Adobe Audition

keywords

Social sciences > Communication sciences > Journalism

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	91,00
	Exame	2,00
	Trabalho escrito	177,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory attendance of 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by general law and in the FLUP Assessment Regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Continuous assessment (50%) and final assessment (50%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Failure to attend 75% of classes, in the cases established by law, may require an oral discussion of the assessment items presented, to be indicated by the lecturer by the end of the respective semester, and a new written test on the subject contents.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As provided in the FLUP Assessment Regulations.

Classification improvement

As provided in the FLUP Assessment Regulations.

Observations

Students covered by Article 16 of FLUP Assessment Regulations may opt for continuous assessment, and carry out the assessment required for distributed assessment without final exam, or sit a final exam.