Television Journalism Workshop
Code
711011074
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Ciências da Comunicação
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
José Rodrigues dos Santos
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
This unit thrives to introduce students to journalism in the televisual media, so that each student:
a. Masters the techniques for television writing;
b. Understands the fundamentals of television journalism discourse;
c. Develops editing abilities;
d. Develops the ability of producing journalistic work of professional standard.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. Teaching of technical requirements for editing;
2. Teaching of discourse techniques for editing;
3. Development of a critical view on television journalism;
4. Production of a news programme.
Bibliography
YORKE, Ivor, Television News, Oxford, Focal Press, 233 pp.;
KELLER,Teresa; HAWKINS, Stephen, Television news: A Handbook for Writing, Reporting, Shooting and Editing, Scottsdale, Holcomb Hathaway Publishing, 2005, 404 pp.;
YORKE, Ivor, The Technique of Television News, Focal Press, Londres, 1987;
KEITH, Michael, Broadcast Voice Performance, Focal Press, Londres, 1989.
Teaching method
At the first stage students are introduced to the main principles of journalistic television editing. Then students are introduced to several practical exercises they have to perform. Finally, students produce a television news programme as a final evaluation exercise.
Evaluation method
Practical exercises are a first evaluation, though without direct impact on the final mark since they are meant for the students to make as many errors as possible, so that they learn with them. At the end, a television news programme is produced as the final evaluation exercise.
Editing exercises: 10h, 10%
Production of a news program: 90h, 90%