Université Catholique de Louvain - COURSES DESCRIPTION FOR 2014-2015 - LCOMU2656 LCOMU2656 Productions de journalisme international 2014-2015

5.0 credits 30.0 h 2q

Teacher(s) : Marthoz Jean-Paul ;

Language : Français

Place of the course Louvain-la-Neuve

Aims : 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”.

Evaluation methods : One article at the end of the semester based on the course

Content : This course is not about keeping abreast of international news but on how to report and comment world news. Several subjects will be covered with the aim to address diverse geographical areas and themes. The course will also present various forms of news (breaking news, ongoing conflicts, forgotten crises, diplomatic conferences, trends, etc.) as well as different forms of journalism (daily, journals, blogs, etc.)

Course description Exercises of journalistic production on international issues Editorial and news decisions -Comparisons of coverage by different media (quality dailies, regional press, opinion or information magazines, new media, etc.) -News selection (news, follow up, etc.) -Discussions on 'angles' -Selection of the mode of coverage (factual journalism, explanatory journalism, narrative journalism, photojournalism project, multimedia presentation, etc.).

Sources and fact-checking -Techniques of fact-checking (source analysis) -Search for alternative and complementary sources -Development of the Rolodex -Protection of sources

Glocalization How to go from the local to the global and from the global to the local

International reporting assignments The keys to organizing a reportage abroad

Freedom of the press and journalists' safety Protection of journalists in countries at war, reporting in authoritarian states, rights and duties of journalists.

Jean-Paul Marthoz, Journalisme international, Editions De Boeck Université, Collection InfoCom, 2012. Bibliography :

Other infos : Good knowledge of English

Cycle and year of > Master [120] in Information and Communication > Master [120] in Information and Communication study :

Faculty or entity in COMU charge:

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