Through classroom taught lessons and practical exercises, the module introduces the different contexts in which the fact becomes news, the newsworthiness criteria, the communication strategies, the languages used in the different media (newspaper, radio, tv, web), the P.R. and communication activities as well as the roles and duties of the press offices.
Classroom taught lessons with face-to-face discussions/debates. Direct contribution/participation by journalists and other representatives from communication/information industry. Written exercises. Attendance to events/press conferences.
The news: what is a news, what “makes” a news/the 5 Ws/ intuition and technique / criteria to select the news / facts, factoids and pseudo-events / sources of information / communication and press agencies / the disintermediation
How to write an article: different languages of the media: language and style / how to write a news article / techniques to attract the reader / inverted pyramid and lead / the structure of an investigation, of an article and of a news report, practical examples / how to carry out an interview / satire
Practical exercises: throughout the course, the students shall write 5/6 articles/essays by using journalistic language and which will be evaluated during the classes hours: at least 2 news articles, 1 or 2 investigations, 1 news report, 1 press release and 1 outline to organize a press conference/ communication principles and guidelines for private companies and for a private communication companies
The writing for newspapers, for the web, the setting up of a TV report. TV and radio information/ How to spread the news among the different platforms/ the journalist and the social networks/ New journalisms and innovation: the future of the news and the role of the intermediary (the journalist) / the duty to check and verify / the journalist credibility and trust
The relationship with the sources of information, the balance between scoop and journalistic ethics/ the disintermediation / news from a publishing company/ the life in a newsroom/ how to organize a press / media event / attending a press conference-event.
Joseph Pulitzer, "Sul Giornalismo", Bollati Boringhieri , 2009 Virginia Di Marco, "Lezioni di giornalismo", Mursia 2015
FOR STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING THE CLASSES One additional book to be chosen among the following Mario Bottaro, Metamorfosi della realtà, Ecig, 2016 Giovanni Del Giaccio "Sangue sporco. Trasfusioni, errori e malasanità", Giubilei e Regnani, 2015
GIOVANNI DEL GIACCIO (President)
PABLO CALZERONI (President Substitute)
The course will be held during the second semester. Lessons will start on Thursday 15 th February from 5 to 7 p.m. Lessons will take place every Thursdays (2 to 4 pm) and Friday (8 to 10 am) Classes calendar: 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd and 29th February 1st, 7th, 8th, 21st and 22nd March 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th and 19 April 2nd and 3rd May
THE LANGUAGE OF JOURNALISM – MODULE A
Oral with written exercises during the semester
Written exam for students attending less than 60% of the classes.
