Taught In English

There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Syllabus

1. Session: Introduction: Program Presentation
Approaching different media systems
The importance of comparing

2. Session: Latin Journalism characteristics: Social Influences on Media
Education
Access of Media in Latin Countries

3. Session: Political Parallelism in Latin Journalism: Historical Evolution
Democracy in Latin Countries
Politics and Media Content

4. Session: Literary Influences on Latin Media: The literary roots of Journalism
Honore de Balzac, Albert Camus, Manuel Vazquez Montalban

5. Session: Media and State in Latin countries: Media Liberalization.
State regulation
Media Finance

6. Session: The idea of profession in Latin Media: Journalists Education
Social Recognition
News reporting

7. Session: Journalism in Literature: Discussion on Bel Ami from Guy de Maupassant

8. Session: Journalism in North Europe: Discussion on Mahoma Cartoons publication

9. Session: Examen parcial

10. Session: Anglo-Saxon Journalism: Social Influences on Media
Education
Access of Media in Anglo-Saxon countries

11. Session: Political Parallelism in Anglo-Saxon Media: Historical Evolution
Politics systems in Anglo-Saxon Countries
Media Content

12. Session: Literary influences on Anglo-Saxon Media: New Journalism
Social and Historical Context
Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer.

13. Session: Media and State in Anglo-Saxon countries: Liberalism
State Regulation
Media Finance

14. Session: Professionalism in Anglo-Saxon countries: Journalists Education
Social Recognition
News reporting

15. Session: Journalism in Anglo-Saxon literature: Discussion on The Quiet American from Graham Greene

16. Session: Online Journalism in Latin Media and Anglo-Saxon Media
Journalism 2.0
Citizen Journalism

17. Session: Latin Media Timeline

18. Session: Anglo-Saxon Media Timeline

19. Session: The future of Media
Consequences of globalization

20. Session: Media Conglomerates
European Conglomerates and American Conglomerates

21. Session: Writing papers presentation and final discussion

22. Session: Examen final

Criterios de Evaluación:
- El 60% de la nota final se obtendrá a partir de la media del resultado del examen parcial y el examen final.
- El 30 % de la nota final será resultado de los writing papers que los alumnos tendrán que presentar a lo largo del curso.
- El 10% restante tendrá en cuenta la participación y evolución del alumno a lo largo de las sesiones.

Bibliografía obligatoria:

CHALABY, Jean K., (1996), “Journalism as an Anglo-American invention. A comparision of the Development of French and Anglo-American Journalism, 1830-1920”. European Journal of Communication, Septiembre, Ps. 303-323.
KOVACH, Bill, y ROSENSTIEL, Tom, (2003), Los elementos del periodismo, Madrid, Ediciones El País.
WOLFE, Tom, (2000), El nuevo periodismo, Barcelona, Anagrama.

Bibliografía recomendada:

HALLIN, Daniel, y Paolo Mancini, (2004), Comparing Media Systems: Three models of media and politics, New York, Cambridge University Press.
FERENCZI, Thomas, (1993), L’Invention du journalisme en France, París, Plon.
RANDALL, David, (1999), El periodista universal, Madrid, Siglo Veintiuno editores.