Ethical and Critical Analysis of Journalism

lcomu2430  2018-2019  Louvain-la-Neuve

Ethical and Critical Analysis of Journalism
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Grevisse Benoît;
Language
French
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

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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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”.
Bibliography
Grevisse, Benoît, Déontologie du journalisme : enjeux éthiques et identités professionnelles (2e édition), De Boeck, 2016.
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Faculty or entity
COMU


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Communication

Master [120] in Journalism


Master [60] in Information and Communication

Master [120] in Communication

Master [120] in Information and Communication