History of Journalism

Code:

CC024

Acronym:

HJOR

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

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	19	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	2	-	5	52	135
FCOGIM	4	Course Programme	1	-	5	52	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This subject aims to address the main strands of the history of the press, with particular emphasis on the role of the international news, and the Portuguese contexts.

Program

1.Journalism - concept and origins
. orality and the news
. The press post-Gutenberg – technical means
. Cultural constraints
2. The affirmation of journalism in Portugal
. A tentative dissemination
. Enlightened ideas and the national press
3. Portuguese political journalism in the 19th century
. Censorship and the “journalism of emigration”
. The expansion of the press in the revolutionary period

4. The news media in Portugal
. The establishment of “Diário de Notícias”
. The Portuguese daily press and censorship
. PREC and the fight for media control

5. Journalism and power
. Richelieu and the creation of La Gazette de France
. Censorship and freedom of speech
. Journalism at the service of a cause: power and revolution
. Attracting the public
. Technical innovations
. The new legislation and the press
6. The golden era of the written press
. The Anglo-Saxon model
. The European path

Mandatory literature

Ana Cabrera: ; Marcello Caetano: Poder e Imprensa, Livros Horizonte, 2006
coord. Carlos Barrera; Historia del Peridismo Universal, Arial, 2004
Jean-Nöel Jeannenay: ; Uma História da Comunicação Social, Terramar, 1996
coord. Alejandro Pizarroso Quintero; História da Imprensa, Planeta Editora, 1996
Helena Lima: ; Os Diários Portuenses e os Desafios da Actualidade na Imprensa: Tradição e rupturas, (polic.) , 2008,
José Manuel Tengarrinha; História Periódica da Imprensa Portuguesa , Ed. Caminho, 1989
Mário Matos e Lemos; Jornais Diários Portugueses do Século XX. Um Dicionário, Ariadne Editora, 2006
Mário Mesquita; “Os Meios de comunicação Social”, in Portugal: 20 Anos de Democracia, Círculo de Leitores, 1994

Complementary Bibliography

Arons de Carvalho; A Censura e as Leis de Imprensa, Seara Nova, 1970
Adelino Gomes, José Pedro Castanheira; Os Dias Loucos do PREC, Expresso; Público, 2006
Fernando Sousa; Jornal de Notícias: a Memória de um Século (1888-1988), Emp. Jornal de Notícias, 1988
Fernando Correia, Carla Baptista ; Jornalistas. Do Ofício à Profissão. Mudanças no Jornalismo Português (1956-1968), Editorial Caminho, 2007
Warren K. Agee, Nelson Traquina ; O Quarto Poder frustrado. Os Meios de Comunicação Social no Portugal Pós-Revolucionário, Veja

Teaching methods and learning activities

Polemise the concepts acquired through the explanation of the topics; promote diversified research on the key topics addressed.

Evaluation Type

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Teste	33,00
	Exame	20,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	30
	Total:	30,00

Eligibility for exams

To be eligible for exams, students must attend 75% of all course hours
Continuous assessment implies a minimum score of 10 in the written test.
Failure to pass any component of this assessment type implies taking the final exam during the Resit period.

Calculation formula of final grade

Calculation of final grade
- Continuous assessment
- Final assignment (50%)
- Written test (50%)
- Final exam 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

As provided in the FLUP Assessment Regulations.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As provided in the FLUP Assessment Regulations.

Classification improvement

As provided in the FLUP Assessment Regulations.

Observations

The methodology of practical course work focuses on bibliographical research and the use of direct sources.