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Journalism Studies
| Code: | MECC008 | Acronym: | EJ |
Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S 
| Active? | Yes |
| Responsible unit: | Department of Communication and Information Sciences |
| Course/CS Responsible: | Master in Communication Sciences |
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MECC | 35 | (OLD STUDY PLAN - do not choose this one) Study Plan: Master's in Communication Sciences | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Teaching Staff - Responsibilities
| Teacher | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Helder Manuel Ferreira Bastos |
Teaching - Hours
| Theoretical and practical : | 3,00 |
| Tutorial Supervision: | 1,00 |
| Type | Teacher | Classes | Hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical and practical | Totals | 1 | 3,00 |
| Ana Isabel Crispim Mendes Reis | 1,00 | ||
| Helder Manuel Ferreira Bastos | 1,00 | ||
| Helena Laura Dias de Lima | 1,00 | ||
| Tutorial Supervision | Totals | 1 | 1,00 |
| Ana Isabel Crispim Mendes Reis | 0,33 | ||
| Helder Manuel Ferreira Bastos | 0,33 | ||
| Helena Laura Dias de Lima | 0,34 |
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking studentsObjectives
To understand journalistic production in the context of the recent business, technological and professional transformations through an approach based on recent theoretical production. The subject aims to discuss the main issues of journalism in contemporary societies.
Learning outcomes and competences
The teaching methodologies used in this curricular unit will consist theoretical and practical sessions with the purpose to ensure the students focus on its different components, considering the recent media evolution and the consequences in terms of news production, organizational constrains and professional routines in the current news media system, as well as the impacts of the reconfiguration of the theoretical models taken the existing conceptual values, as well as the role of the sources and reconfigurations of the news agenda-setting. In each addressed point is adopted a teaching model articulated in which the elements are reflected also in exhibition application in practical application.
Carrying out research through case studies and reviews allows deepen the concepts and seized a perspective view of the critical issues and theoretical doctrines addressed.
Working method
PresencialProgram
1. Toward a theory of journalism (lecturer: Helena Lima)
1.1. Conceptual aspects -newsmaking
1.2. Methodological approaches
1.3. Schools of thought
1.4 . Current lines of research
2. Emerging issues in journalism studies (lecturer: Helder Bastos)
2.1. Structural changes
2.2. Reconfiguration of the domain of journalism
2.3. Chalenges posed by technological evolution
3. Theory of sources of information (lecturer: Ana Isabel Reis)
Mandatory literature
Felipe Pena; Teoria do jornalismo, Editora Contexto, , 2005Schudson, Michael; The^sociology of news. ISBN: 978-0-393-91287-6
ESQUENAZI, Jean-Pierre; Sociologia dos Públicos
Van Dijk, Teun; La noticia como discurso: Compreensión, estructura y producción de la información, Paidós, 1980
Hugo Aznar; Comunicação Responsável. A Auto-Regulação dos Media , Porto Editora, 2005
Nelson Traquina; O Poder do Jornalismo: Análise e Textos da Teoria do Agendamento, Coimbra- Minerva , , 2000
Howard Tumber; News: a reader, Oxford University Press, 1999
Teaching methods and learning activities
Thematic explanation and production of work to be presented by the students in class.
In Section 1 is intended that, through the knowledge of the various schools of thought, students should be capable to reflect and build a critical view on the role of media in modern society, considering the importance of mass media, and within these, the particularly field of news media.
Section 2 seeks to give students knowledge about the transformation of organizational dynamics and their impact in the professional field, in terms of routines, the share of common values and sociological concepts.
In section 3 is intended that by knowing the theory of sources students reflect on the role of sources in news production and its actors.
keywords
Social sciences > Communication sciences > JournalismEvaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final examAssessment Components
| Designation | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Trabalho escrito | 100,00 |
| Total: | 100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| Designation | Time (hours) |
|---|---|
| Frequência das aulas | 0,00 |
| Trabalho de investigação | 0,00 |
| Total: | 0,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Terms of frequency: Mandatory 75% class attendance, unless established otherwise by law, or in FLUP regulations.
Formula Evaluation: 100% reaserch paper
Calculation formula of final grade
RP=100%
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