Journalistic Communication Techniques I

Code:

CC044

Acronym:

TEJOR1

Instance: 2013/2014 - 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	124	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.

Learning outcomes and competences

The methodologies used will consist of a theoretical-practical approach and practices under laboratory environment, in order to  grant students with the capacity to recognize the different components of the curricular unit and each specific newsmaking logic, whether if concerns  the evolution of the narrative model of the press, the radio sounds along the its history and the ability to recognize sound identities, the  establishing of broadcast television models, the impact on  news and how they achieved the current frameworks, and also the multifunctionality of digital platforms and the new narratives formats of cyberjournalism. In each medium it will be adopted a similar teaching model, in which the concepts acquired in the  theoretical sessions will be given a practical application, namely by the practice of the  of the rules of journalistic writing and production, in order to  allow a better articulation with  the various learned concepts.
RADIO
It is intended to ensure the student a attention to the different sounds of the radio throughout its history in order to recognize identities sound. Exposure and practical application of the rules of journalistic writing and production.
TV
The purpose is to enable students to understand the importance of the changing patterns in television TV news and how these transformations shaped the newsmaking and the hierarchy on news shows. Therefore, there is an important focus on the specific rules for writing for TV and the construction of a news show.
ONLINE
The student should get to know the basic theory related to journalism on the Internet and handle the main network tools for journalistic purposes.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Visual, pral, audition and mobillity capacities

Program

Press

Introduction
The press in the context of modern societies
Typology of press
The modern newspaper
Organization and hierarchies
Newsroom organizational models
News values
 Structure and models
Information sources
Journalistic genres in the press

Radio
Radio characterization
Evolution of radio characteristics, social meaning and audience 
Introduction to radio language and writing
Sound capture, assemblage and diffusion equipment

Television
The launching of different TV systems
To inform, to educate, to entertain
The TV news broadcast
TV news
TV newsmaking and image’s discourse


Online
The Internet
Historical background and evolution
Models of communication
Virtual communities and cyberculture
Computer Assisted Journalism
Technical, ethical and legal issues
Hypermedia narrativeb

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
LIMA, Helena, REIS, Ana; Interactivity on TVI and SIC news websites: public participation and editorial criteria, OBS*, 2012
Bastos, Helder; Ciberjornalistas em Portugal. ISBN: 978-972-24-1702-0
CANAVILHAS, João ; Webnoticia: Propuesta de Modelo Periodístico, LabCom, 2008
Salaverría, Ramon; Redacción Periodística en Internet, Funsa, 2005
MISSIKA, J-L ; La fin de la télévision, Seuil et La republique des Idées, 2006
ORTRIWANO, G. S.; A Informação no Rádio: Os grupos de poder e a determinação de conteúdos, Summus Editorial. , 1985
The Television Handbook; ORLEBAR, Jeremy; BIGNELL, Jonathan, Reutledge, 2005

Teaching methods and learning activities

The classes will rely on a teaching methodology corresponding to a both theoretical and practical  model composed by lecturing sessions and practices under a laboratorial format. The aim of the teaching methodologies is to give students the means to understand the singularities  journalism and specific journalistic narratives, so that they can be prepared  for news production, routines and techniques inherent to each medium.
In order to obtain the frequency students have to attend 75% of classes. Continuous evaluation implies a research paper that will provide 50% of the final mark and in which  10 is the minimum. The other 50% of the evaluation will be granted by a written exam, also requiring 10 as the minimum mark.  The failure in continuous evaluation in each of its components implies evaluation by final exam, in the second call. In the final evaluation the exam corresponds to 100% and 10 is the minimum mark.



 

Software

Adobe Audition

keywords

Social sciences > Communication sciences > Journalism

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Teste	50,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo
Frequência das aulas
Trabalho laboratorial
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 test (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.