Atelier de journalisme
[COMU2400]
[170h + 10h] 15 credits
Teacher(s): Thierry Bellefroid, Michel De Muelenaere, Gérard Derèze, Benoît Grevisse, Jean-Pierre Stroobants
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
As far as subject-matter is concerned, the course forms part of a dynamic of courses in journalistic practice through an integrated timetable: Course COMU2272 (Seminar: Analysis of writing for the press), Course COMU2265 (Graphics in the press), Course COMU2276 (Radio news journalism workshop), Course COMU2277 (Television news journalism workshop) and Course COMU2274 (Journalistic and multi-media practices). As a pathway to training for the press, this course leads on to a SECONDE LICENCE level of specialisation (Course COMU2283 (Laboratory in writing for the press)).
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
- Defining and applying a critical journalistic approach to research into, and selection of, information.
- Determining the principles of journalistic writing.
- Overview of journalistic genres from news items (of the type that comes in from news agencies), though press releases, press conferences, investigations, local information, background documentation and interviews, to reporting. An introduction to the characteristics of the foregoing, and critical analyses of the approaches involved.
- Applying these genres through exercises in producing daily newspapers, including the development of complete products in real time and in professional editorial conditions. Classroom exercises and work out in the field.
Methodology
- Presenting journalistic genres and approaches in class.
- Developing daily press products in professional editorial conditions.
- Individual critical evaluation of all of each students work.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
- Ongoing assessment of students (individually, collectively and in small groups, depending on the kind of work being corrected).
- Organisation of optional remedial sessions for students in difficulty.
- Organisation of individual mid-course feedback meetings.
- Collegiate evaluation by university teachers and active professionals.
- Final collective evaluation by this group of teachers, together with all teachers on the journalistic practice courses.
Support: A special book provides learning support on this course, and on the follow-up course to this for students doing journalism studies (Course COMU2283 (Laboratory in writing for the press)). The Internet and the Intranet are used for information search (particularly access to the Belga press agency) and for the sharing of information while doing exercises.
This course requires supervision from Assistants on the section involving exercises.