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Course: 2024/2025

Online Journalism

(13278)

Dual Bachelor in Journalism and Humanities Studies (2013 Study Plan) (Plan: 305 - Estudio: 282)

Coordinating teacher: RODRIGUEZ GOMEZ, EDUARDO FRANCISCO

Department assigned to the subject: Communication and Media Studies Department

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 3º

Semester: 2º

Objectives

Recognition of the specific network information and ability to generate general interest news, optimizing information technology, hypertext, interactivity and multimedia options. Knowledge of Network information models as well as new platforms and new media.

Skills and learning outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

1. Inside an online journal. 2. Information arquitecture, facing BN events. 3. From the traditional media to the new media. 4. How to write for the web. 5. Information without writing. 6. Resources. 7. Journalism and Tech. 8. Social Networks. 9. Documentation and sources. 10. Digital publishing: tools and editorial processes. (Hands-on projects)

Learning activities and methodology

A mix of theoretical lessons (3 ECTS) and case studies (3 ECTS). All the work and practices related to theory sessions include the following: 1. Analysis of experiences and practical work -individually or in groups- about the main issues developed in the theoretical sessions. 2. Informative practices on the newsroom all along the course. Students must create digital publishable projects throughout the course working in small groups. ctures 3. Texts. To complete the development of the course students must read several articles, fragments or entire books from the bibliography provided which will be related to the presentations. Each reading should be an exercise or textual analysis, which could be taken into account for the final exam.

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 30
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 70

Calendar of Continuous assessment

The current evaluation standards will apply.
All students who attend at least 80% of the practical and theoretical sessions will be eligible for continuous assessment.At the end of the course, the student must have turned in all their practices and activities if they want to be eligible for continuous assessment.
For those students who failed the continuous assessment, current evaluation standards will apply regarding the final test. 
To make the average between theory and practice you have to have the two parts approved (for the "convocatoria ordinaria")
70 percent of the final grade will respond to the level and quality of the students pursuit of the course: that is, his/her mastery of basic topics explained in lectures according to concept tests and exercises made throughout the course, and also from exercises based on experiences and case studies, readings and comments and, specifically, journalistic and participation works in the development of digital projects.

The remaining 30 percent will come from a final exam, which will consist in either the development of a general issue or a concept test and an online journalistic work.

For the bilingual group mastering the rules of the English language could be a requirement to pass the course (language correction: punctuation, accentuation, grammatical and lexical precision correction).

Extraordinary call: regulations

Basic Bibliography

FRANCO, Marta y PELLICER, Miquel. Optimismo para periodistas. Claves para entender los nuevos medios de comunicación en la era digital.. OUC. 2014.
COBO, Silvia. Internet para Periodistas. UOC. 2012
DIEZHANDINO, María Pilar.. Periodismo en tiempos de crisis. . Ariel . 2009
GEORGE-PALILONIS, Jennifer. The Multimedia Journalist. Oxford University Press. 2013
GEORGE-PALILONIS, Jennifer. The Multimedia Journalist. Oxford University Press. 2013
KEENAN, Thomas W.; KYONG CHUN, Edits.. "New Media, Old Media: Interrogating the Digital Revolution". New York : Routledge, 2004.
KILIAN, C.. Writing for the web. Self Counsel Press, 2000.
LASICA, J. D.. ¿The Promise of the Daily Me¿,. Online Journalism Review, 2002. Accesible en http://www.ojr.org/ojr/lasica/1017779142.php.
RICH, Carol. Newswriting for the web.. Poynter Institute of Media Studies, 2000. Publicado en Red http://members.aol.com/crich13/poynter1.html.
SANDOVAL, María Teresa.. ¿Géneros informativos: La Noticia¿, en Diaz Noci y Salaverría (Coords.), Manual de Redacción Ciberperiodística. pp. 425-448.Fecha: 2003. . Ariel. Barcelona.. Ariel. Barcelona.2003
SUNSTEIN, Cass. Republic.com.. Princeton University Press, 2001.
TASCÓN, Mario . Escribir en Internet. Fundéu BBVA. 2012
YUSTE, Bárbara y CABRERA, Marga. Emprender en periodismo. Nuevas oportunidades para el profesional de la información. editorial UOC. Barcelona, 2014.

Electronic Resources *

Knight Foundation · Journalism Courses : http://journalismcourses.org/es/
Reuters Institute · Digital News Report : http://www.digitalnewsreport.org/

Additional Bibliography

BURNETT, Robert; MARSHALL, David (2003). "Web Theory. An Introduction". New York : Routledge.
COULDRY, Nick, CURRAN, James, Edits.(2003) .. "Contesting Media Power: Alternative Media in a Networked World". Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
FEENBERG, Andrew , . BARNEY, Darin (Edits). (2004). "Community in the digital age : philosphy and practice". Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
GEHRING, Verna V., Ed., (2004). "The Internet in public life". Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers..
HALL, Jim. (2001). "Online Journalism. A Critical Primer". Londres, Pluto Press..
HANSEN, Mark B. N.. (2005) .. "Bodies In Code. Interfaces with New Media". New York : Routledge..
KAWAMOTO, Kewin, Edit. (2003). "Digital Journalism: Emerging Media and the Changing Horizons of Journalism ". Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
KURTZ, Howard. Online News: The .Coming Thing,. Washington Post, 12 de junio del 2000.
LISTER, Martin (ed.). (2003). "New Media: A Critical Introduction". London- New York : Routledge..

(*) Access to some electronic resources may be restricted to members of the university community and require validation through Campus Global. If you try to connect from outside of the University you will need to set up a VPN

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.