AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The teaching aims to provide students with the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to narrate, analyze, and communicate sports events and themes.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Ability to understand the main historical and cultural turning points in sports journalism, with particular focus on the evolution of football reporting and media transformation.

• Ability to critically analyse and interpret sports journalism texts, evaluating their historical context, narrative choices, and cultural, political or ideological implications.

• Ability to communicate, using appropriate language and critical awareness, contents and issues related to the history and evolution of written and audiovisual sports narratives.

• Acquisition of basic tools for reading, writing, and contextualising sports journalism texts, and the ability to apply them independently in study, research, or in professional fields related to journalism, communication, and sports culture.

TEACHING METHODS

Lessons will be mainly lecture-based, but will also include participatory teaching activities through the presentation, analysis, and discussion of articles, journalistic sources, and audiovisual materials.
Slides and other materials will be shared via Aulaweb and/or Microsoft Teams.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course explores the evolution of sports journalism from a historical perspective, with a focus on football and the Italian context, but also with references to international experiences. Topics covered will include:

• The origins of sports journalism

• The role of the press during the Fascist regime and in the Italian Republic

• Leading journalists and stylistic evolution in the late 20th century

• The relationship between sport and media: radio, television, internet

• Sports journalism in England, France, and Spain

• Coverage of other sports (cycling, Formula 1, Olympic Games)

• The impact of digitalisation and social media

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The instructor will provide lecture slides and study materials via Aulaweb and/or Microsoft Teams.
For optional in-depth study, please refer to the following book (or contact the instructor for non-Italian texts and case studies):
I. Cucci & I. Germano, Tribuna stampa. Storia critica del giornalismo sportivo da Pindaro a Internet, Il Minotauro, Rome, 2003.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LEONARDO SCAVINO (President)

LARA PICCARDO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The written exam, lasting one and a half hours, is a single exam for the integrated course, divided into three parts, each corresponding to one of the individual modules. For the exam topics, please refer to the “Programme/Content” sections of the relevant course descriptions. In order to pass the exam, students must obtain a passing grade (18/30) in all three modules.

For “History of Sport” and “Sports Journalism and Communication”, the written exam consists of three open-ended questions: two for “History of Sport” and one for “Sports Journalism and Communication”. For “Anthropology”, the exam consists of 10 multiple-choice questions: 3 points for each correct answer, and 0 points for each incorrect or unanswered question.

The final grade for the integrated course “History of Sport (3 ECTS) – Anthropology (2 ECTS) – Sports Journalism and Communication (2 ECTS)” (total: 7 ECTS) will be calculated as the weighted average of the grades obtained in the individual exams, provided that all exams have been passed. It is hereby clarified that even if a student obtains 30/30 in two modules, a grade below 18/30 in the third module will result in failure of the entire exam.

For students with certified specific learning disabilities, disabilities, or other special educational needs, the University regulations and provisions concerning disability and specific learning disabilities apply.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The written test will be assessed based on knowledge of the main historical developments of sports journalism, understanding of course topics, and the ability to establish critical links between events, contexts, and journalistic language.
Additional assessment criteria include synthesis skills and clarity of expression.
No additional questions will be provided for grade improvement.