UCL - Deontology and critical analysis of journalism

[COMU2430]

[30h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Francois Brabant(supplée Benoît Grevisse), Benoît Grevisse

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

The course aims to make students aware of the conditions of production that structure and determine all journalistic work, and to place this reflection in the framework of a deontological approach in a situation of operationalisation. It will also seek to provide students with an understanding of the basis, norms and ethical reasoning of Belgian and international journalistic deontology.
Students are advised to complement their studies in this field by completing Course COMU2107 (Communications law).

Main themes

Content and teaching methods

Content
The course offers reflection on the problems that arise in journalism in the press, radio and television. It will address a number of key issues in this field including:
- information circuits from source to recipients;
- the principles of selecting information;
- the mechanisms of misinformation;
- the origins and basis of deontology;
- the relationship between the press and the law;
- the systems and norms of journalistic self-regulation.
Methodology
Lectures, case analyses, and personal work completed by students (this will be based on an annotated bibliography provided to students).

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

This course calls upon concepts exposed in the course of Right of the media and communication (COMU1322). In addition to a traditional knowledge of the matter seen with the course, the student will be invited to exert his reasoning of deontologic analysis through an individual work. A teaching document including a wallet of reading in particular will complètera the authoritative reviews. This course is also based on the exercise of the reasoning deontologic and ethical. With this intention of many cases are exposed to the course. A part of them are the subject of audio-visual projections.