Cyberjournalism Laboratory

Code:

MECC019

Acronym:

LC

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	2	Study plan	1	-	6	41	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

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 Instagram

Mandatory 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 prático ou de projeto	75,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Trabalho laboratorial	110,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

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

Calculation formula of final grade

Presentation/discussion of scientific work: 25%

Practical or project work: 75%

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The distributed assessment is required for all students, regardless of the registration regime.

Classification improvement

None of the components can be subject to resource assessment.