Seminar in Specialised Journalism

Code:

MECC013

Acronym:

SJE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Communication Sciences

Instance: 2024/2025 - 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	3	Study plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Português

Objectives

To give a thorough grounding on the specificities of various areas of journalistic production. In addition to an in-depth approach to the macro-theme areas of news coverage, i.e. politics, economics, culture and sport, this course unit also aims to provide a wide-ranging foray into specific domains of journalistic production, from the already-established to those that reflect emerging trends.

Learning outcomes and competences

Incursion by several editorials media. In the end the students are able to distinguish their specificities, routines and processes.

Working method

Presencial

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

Visual, oral, audition and mobillity capacities.

Program

Introduction to Specialized Journalism; Political journalism; Economic journalism; Cultural journalism; Sports journalism; Social affairs journalism; Investigative journalism; Science journalism or ambient or tecnology; Local journalism

Mandatory literature

Pérez, Montserrat Quesada ; Periodismo especializado, Ediciones Universitarias Internacionales,, 1998
Martins, Franklin; Jornalismo Político, Contexto, 2005
Basile, Sidnei ; Elementos de Jornalismo Económico, Negócio Editora, 2002
Boyle, Raymond; Sports Journalism, Pine Forge Press, 2006
Dora Santos Silva; Cultura e jornalismo cultural. ISBN: 978-989-143-21-1
Bak and Reynolds ; Literary Journalism across the globe, University of Massachussetts Press,, 2011
Martins, Cristiana ; 30 anos de jornalismo económico em Portugal (1974-2004), Livros Horizonte, 2007
Serrano, Estrela ; Jornalismo Politico em Portugal, Ed colibri, 2006

Complementary Bibliography

Anderson, David, e Benjaminson, Peter; Investigative Reporting, Indiana University Press, 1976
Allan, Stuart; Media, Risk and Science, Open University Press, 2002
Bauer, Martin, e Bucchi, Massimiano (eds.); Journalism, Science and Society: Science Communication between News and Public Relations, Routledge, 2007
Caldas, Suely; Jornalismo Econômico, Contexto, 2003

Teaching methods and learning activities

Thematic explanation and production of work to be presented by the students in class.

keywords

Social sciences > Communication sciences > Journalism

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	0,25
Estudo autónomo	50,00
Frequência das aulas	51,75
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory 75% class attendance, unless established otherwise by law, or in FLUP regulations.

Conference reports or book review.

Prepare and present a research assignment (minimum grade: 10).

Calculation formula of final grade

Conference reports or book review - 50%

Prepare and present a research assignment (minimum grade: 10) - 50%

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special status can replace the set of reports with a review of a specialized journalism book with 5 pages to be submitted on the same date as the Final Work.

Classification improvement

It can only be done in the Final Work and delivered on the date of the Appeal.