History of Journalism

Code:

FLUP0427

Acronym:

HISTJO

Instance: 2004/2005 - 2S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
FIL	0	Official Study Plan - LFIL	3	4	7,5	-
			4
JCC	106	Official Study Plan - LJCC	1	4	7,5	-
		Official Study Plan - LJCC	1	4	7,5	-

Objectives

To acquaint students with the lines of development relative to the process of constructing news depending on the technological aids available and the public for whom it is intended. Adaptation of the newspaper and company structures heading towards specialization. Exertion of modern criteria for news broadcasting. The different media and the challenges of competition.

Program

1. Journalism – concept and origins
- Oral communication and the news
- Development of written communication
- The printing press after Gutenberg – technical means
- Cultural constraints

2. Journalism and Power
- Richelieu and the creation of the La Gazette de France
- Censorship and freedom of speech
- The underground press
- The development of the periodical press during the Enlightenment
- The origins of specialized journalism

3. The establishment of journalism in Portugal
- D. João IV and the Gazeta
- Cultural medium
- An uncertain dissemination

4. Liberalism and the expansion of periodic publications
- The journalist at the service of a cause: Power and Revolution
- Public's captivation
- Technical innovations
- The new legislation and the press

5. Portuguese political journalism in the 19th century
- The national cause and the French invasions
- Censorship and “immigration journalism"
- The expansion of the press during the revolutionary period

6. The golden period of the printed press
- The new newspaper model
- Quality print – graphic aspect
- Advertisements
- Who buys newspapers
- Communication boom
- News agencies

7. New newspapers: Porto and Lisbon, different courses
- Economic criteria and the foundation of the Diário de Notícias
- The press in Porto, an affirmation of the city and of the region

- Comércio do Porto
- Primeiro de Janeiro
- Jornal de Notícias

8. T.S.F.
- The post-war period and the expansion of radio.
- Official obstruction against radio journalism
- Printed press versus radio news
- The importance of audiences and the seduction of power

Main Bibliography

AAVV, Histoire Génèrale de la Presse Française, Paris, P.U.F., 1976 (5 Vols.)
ALBERT, Pierre, TUSDEY, A.J., História da Rádio e da Televisão, Lisboa, Ed. Notícias, 1989
ANSELMO, Artur, Origens da imprensa em Portugal, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 1981
CARVALHO, Arons, A Censura e as Leis de Imprensa, Lisboa, Seara Nova, 1970
CRATO, Nuno, Comunicação Social. A Imprensa, Lisboa, Ed. Presença, 1986
FABRE, Morais, História da Comunicação, Lisboa, Morais, 1980
FRANCO, Graça, A Censura à Imprensa, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 1993

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and explanatory lectures.

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Minimum class attendance not required.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam - 100%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese.