Specialized Journalism Lab

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The specific nature of the course implies a crossing of teaching-learning methodologies, favouring an alternation of expository, demonstrative and participatory methods. In the first part of the course, the theoretical framework will be accompanied by an expository and demonstrative method that will be supported by brief approaches (skimming) and a casa study methodology. In a second moment, in which the pratical component of the course will be provided, the methodology to be adopted will be participatory.

Learning Outcomes

- Understand the role of specialized journalism in the context of journalistic production;
- Acknowledge and master the specificities of journalistic production in different areas of news coverage, namely politics, economics, sports, culture and health;
- Reflect critically on the relationship between journalists and specialized information sources;
- Identify the challenges and constraints of specialized journalism;
- Recognize emerging trends in the context of specialized journalism;
- Produce specialized journalistic content.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Specialized Journalism

a). Specificities in journalistic production

b). Relationship between journalists and specialized information sources

c). Specialized journalism and investigative journalism

 

2. Areas of Specialized Journalism

a). Politics

b). economics

c). Sports

d). Culture

e). Health

 

3. Emerging Trends in Specialized Journalism

a). Challenges and constraints

b). Targeted audiences and new digital media

c). Data journalism.

Head Lecturer(s)

João Manuel Santos de Miranda

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 80.0%

Bibliography

Arrese, A., & Vara, A. (2011). Fundamentos de periodismo económico: temas y lecturas. Eunsa.

Boyle, R. (2006). Sports journalism: Context and issues. Sage.

Elías, C. (2014). Fundamentos de periodismo científico y divulgación mediática. Alianza Editorial.

Gray, J., Chambers, L., & Bounegru, L. (2012). The data journalism handbook: How journalists can use data to improve the news. O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Kuhn, R., & Neveu, E. (Eds.). (2003). Political journalism: New challenges, new practices. Routledge.

Molyneux, L., & Holton, A. (2015). Branding (health) journalism: Perceptions, practices, and emerging norms. Digital journalism, 3(2), 225-242.

Pedersen, P. (Ed.). (2016). Routledge handbook of sport communication. Routledge.

Ramírez, F. E., & Hernández, J. C. N. (Eds.). (2014). Nuevos retos del periodismo especializado (Vol. 1). Schedas.

Silva, D. S. (2016). Cultura & Jornalismo Cultural. Media XXI.