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Course: 2025/2026

Opinion Journalism
(13305)
Dual Bachelor in Journalism and Humanities Studies (Study Plan 2018) (Plan: 414 - Estudio: 282)


Coordinating teacher: SERRA , MARCELLO

Department assigned to the subject: Communication and Media Studies Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

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Objectives
Ability to argue about current events from the rationality and foundation of manifest opinions. Acquisition of knowledge about argumentative and rhetorical techniques aimed at building persuasive discourses. Argumentation from solvent knowledge of facts and data. Ability to critically analyze realities and opinions. Mastery of vocabulary and stylistic resources.
Description of contents: programme
SUBJECTS: SUBJECT 1. Definition of opinion article. 1.1 The role of interpreting and giving an opinion in journalism. 1.2 Historical evolution: from ideological journalism to interpretative journalism. SUBJECT 2. Inform and give an opinion. The role of information in the comment. 2.1 Journalistic and non-journalistic references. 2.2 Sense of the current hanger. 2.3 Argue: coherence in the process of drawing a conclusion from certain facts. SUBJECT 3. The genres of opinion. Definition. Construction. Style. Title. 3.1. Editorial 3.2. Comment/Column. Argument styles. Literary resources. 3.3. Criticism 3.4. Main article SUBJECT 4. Opinion, power and influence. 4.1. Public opinion, public conviction and opinion leadership. 4.2. Opinion and influence in the different media: press, radio, television and internet. 4.3. Public participation in opinion. 4.4. The role of journalism 2.0, socialized journalism or popular journalism. 4.5. Debates and gatherings. The show factor. SUBJECT 5 The commentators of Spanish journalism. 5.1. Styles, techniques and resources. 5.2. Great writers of the ss. XIX and XX. 5.3. Current commentators in the press and audiovisual media.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • Francescutti Pablo. Análisis y opinión periodística: Historia, géneros y estrategias argumentales. Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces. 2021
  • Kapuscinski, Ryszard. Los cinco sentidos del periodista. Fondo de Cultura Económica. 2003
  • Morán Torres, Esteban. Géneros del periodismo de opinión. Crítica, comentario, columna, editorial. EUNSA. 1988
Additional Bibliography
  • Anderson, Jon Lee. La mirada del perodista. Asociación de la prensa de Madrid. 2006
  • Cantavella, Juan; Serrano, José Francisco (coords.). Redacción para periodistas: opinar y argumentar. Universitas. 2007
  • Casasús, Josep María. Artículos que dejaron huellla. Ariel. 1998
  • Cunningham, Brent. Re-thinking objectivity. Columbia Journalism Review 42(2), 24-32. 2003
  • Del Arco, Miguel Ángel. Cronistas bohemios. Taurus. 2017
  • Fernández Barrero, María Ángeles. El editorial: un género abierto al debate. Comunicación social ediciones y publicaciones. 2003
  • López Pan, Fernando. 70 columnistas de la prensa española. Eunsa. 1995
  • Weston, Anthony. A Rulebook for Arguments (Fifth Edition). Hackett Publishing. 2018
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