Cyberjournalism Laboratory
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Communication Sciences |
Instance: 2017/2018 - 2S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
MECC |
38 |
MECC - Study Plan |
1 |
- |
6 |
52 |
162 |
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
To study the practical, professional and ethical aspects of online journalism in greater depth, with special emphasis on the specificities of online journalism in Portugal. To identify and understand the latest technologies in their relations with online news media.
Learning outcomes and competences
The aims of the curricular unit will be attained if, at the end of the semester, the students will be able to develop the following competencies:
1) Acknowledge the main theoretical frameworks related to new media and online
journalism.
2) To problematize the practical, professional and ethical issues on online journalism.
3) Be prepared to do research on new media and online journalism.
4) To masteri the construction of online journalistic narratives in different platforms
Working method
Presencial
Program
1. Introduction to online journalism
2. History of online journalism
3. Profiles and practices of online journalists
4. Trends and challenges
5. The construction of online news
6. Hypertextual structures
7. The snapshot / direct in online journalism
8. Hypermedia structures
9. New narratives in the online media: news production
10. The role and effect of social media in the editorial orientation of online media: news production for Facebook
11. The role and effect of social media in the editorial orientation of online media: production of news for InstagramMandatory literature
Bastos, Helder; Ciberjornalistas em Portugal: Práticas, papéis e ética, Livros Horizonte, 2011
Bastos, Helder; Origens e evolução do ciberjornalismo em Portugal: Os primeiros quinze anos (1995-2010), Edições Afrontamento, 2010
Zamith, Fernando; As potencialidades da Internet nos sites noticiosos portugueses, Edições Afrontamento, 2008
Cecilia, Friend, e Singer, Jane B.; Online Journalism Ethics, M.E. Sharpe, 2007
Stovall, James Glen; Web Journalism: Practice and Promise of a New Medium, Allyn and Bacon, 2004
Kolodzy, Janet; Convergence Journalism: Writing and Reporting Across the News Media, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006
Noci, Javier Díaz, e Aliaga, Ramón Salaverría (coords.); Manual de Redacción Ciberperiodística, Ariel Comunicacion, 2003
Teaching methods and learning activities
Explanation of topics and practical work.
keywords
Social sciences > Communication sciences > Journalism
Social sciences > Communication sciences > On-line information services
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Trabalho escrito |
30,00 |
Trabalho prático ou de projeto |
70,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Mandatory 75% class attendance, unless established otherwise by law, or in FLUP regulations.
Calculation formula of final grade
To be indicated by the lecturers.
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
As established in the FLUP Assessment Regulations.
Classification improvement
As established in the FLUP Assessment Regulations.