News Theory

Base Knowledge

N/A

Teaching Methodologies

The subject will be taught through the exposition of the main concepts, in a methodology that systematically calls for the participation of students, complemented with the analysis of texts and practical cases. The continuous evaluation includes the completion of a test of frequency (75%) and a set of practical work to be carried out during classes (25%). These works will not be pre-scheduled. Students will have to obtain a minimum grade of 7.5 values in all assessment elements to be approved. In cases where the minimum grade for approval is not reached, the final designation will be NRC.

Assessment by exam, at all times, consists of a written exam (100%).

Learning Results

Understand the social role of journalism in democratic societies

Understand news as a cultural product

Interpret lato sensu news in the context of tensions in the journalistic field

Understand the role of actors in the journalistic field

Develop critical-reflective skills on journalism’s social responsibility

Reflect on the challenges of journalism in contemporary democracies    

Promote citizenship

Program

1. Journalism, Public Sphere and Democracy

2. Journalism: what is it?

3. Journalistic Culture and Identity: professional ethos, values and norms

4. News Theory: from journalism as a “mirror” to the social construction of reality. The newspaper as a cultural product.

5. Contemporary Challenges of Journalism

Curricular Unit Teachers

Grading Methods

Continuing Evaluation
  • - Frequency - 75.0%
  • - Practical works done during classes - 25.0%
Exam
  • - Exam - 100.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

Fidalgo, A. (2004). Jornalismo Online segundo o modelo de Otto Groth. Disponível em bocc.ubi.pt/pag/fidalgo-groth-jornalismo-online.pdf

Kovach, B., & Rosentiel, T. (2004). Os Elementos do Jornalismo. O que os profissionais do jornalismo devem saber e o público deve exigir. Porto Editora.

Pickard, V. (2019). Democracy without Journalism?: Confronting the Misinformation Society. Oxford University Press

Schudson, M. (2018). Why Journalism Still Matters. Polity Press.

Schudson, M. (2020). A Revolução nas Notícias que ninguém nomeou. Media & Jornalismo, 20(37), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-5462_37_1

Traquina, N. (2007). O que é Jornalismo. Quimera.

Zelizer, B (2005). Definitions of Journalism in G. Overholser and K. H. Jamieson (Eds.), Institutions of American Democracy: The Press (pp. 66-80). Oxford University Press.