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14683
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| Year |
2
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Communication Sciences
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Entry requirements |
Do not exist
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Mode of delivery |
Face to face
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Work placements |
NA.
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Learning outcomes |
a) Acquisition of knowledge on the production, reception and consumption dynamics of the news. b) To get acquainted with some of the main paradigms of analysis and research methods in the context of journalistic studies. c) To gain awareness of the challenges posed by the changes induced by online journalism. . d) To obtain research skills in journalism studies in its print, online generalist, regional and communitarian dimensions.
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Syllabus |
1. What is news and its function
2. Explanatory theories of news production
a. Selection theory (gatekeeping)
b. Organizational theory (newsmaking)
c. Theories of political action
d. Constructivist theories
d.i. The structuralist version
d.ii. The interactionist version
3. Fundamental questions and concepts: Objectivity; Newsworthiness; Sources; Productive routines; Bias and Construction
4. The journalistic field, professionalism and its transformations
5. News as a discursive genre and narrative form
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Main Bibliography |
Correia, João (2011). O Admirável mundo dos Notícias: Teorias e Métodos. Covilhã: Livros Labcom.
Fenton, Natalie (2010). New Media, Old News: journalism & democracy in the digital age. Los Angeles: Sage.
Harcup, Tony & O’Neill, Deirdre (2017). What is news?: News Values Revisited (Again). Journalism Studies, vol. 18 (12)
Santos, Rogério (1997). A Negociação entre Jornalistas e Fontes. Lisboa: Caminho.
Schudson, Michael, (2003). The Sociology of News. Nova Iorque: W. W. Norton & Company.
Sousa, Jorge Pedro (s/d). Por que as notícias são como são? BOCC – Biblioteca Online de Ciências da Comunicação.
Sousa, Jorge Pedro (2000). As Notícias e os Seus Efeitos. Coimbra: Minerva Coimbra.
Traquina, Nelson [org.] (1993), Jornalismo: questões, teorias e "estórias". Lisboa: Vega.
Traquina, Nelson (2002). Jornalismo: O Que é. Lisboa: Quimera.
Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin e Hanitzsch, Thomas (2008). The Handbook of Digital Journalism. Londres: Sage.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The UC has four assessment elements:
1. Analysis, presentation and discussion of theoretical texts (in groups) – 20%
Each group must choose a text (from a previously defined list) for a review (3 pages) and oral presentation in class (15-20 minutes); All other groups also have to encourage discussion; The absence of participation by a group deducts from your score for this item
2. Analysis of a television news program and/or newspaper edition (in a group) – 20%
Work done in class, May 15th
3. Frequency (individual test) – 40%
May 29th
4. Work analyzing an event/sequence of press pieces (in a group) – 20%
Work done in class, June 5th
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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