Ethical and Critical Analysis of Journalism

LCOMU2430  2016-2017  Louvain-la-Neuve

Ethical and Critical Analysis of Journalism
5.0 credits
30.0 h
1q

Teacher(s)
Grevisse Benoît ;
Language
Français
Main themes

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.

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).

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Other information

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.

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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Program title
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Communication
5
-

Master [120] in Information and Communication
5
-

Master [120] in Journalism
4
-

Master [120] in Communication
4
-

5
-

Master [60] in Information and Communication
5
-