3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4018543FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
[Financial and economic reporting] During classes we seek answers to questions like: what exactly is financial and economic journalism? Where does financial and economic journalism in our country come from? What is so special about financial and economic journalism (apart from the subjects that the reporting covers)? What is the unique nature of financial journalism? Of economic journalism? Of socio-economic journalism? Why are financial and economic newspapers so 'dull'? And above all: what can we learn from financial and economic journalism for other forms of reporting? All this using numerous concrete examples from the general and specialist financial and economic press, both domestic and foreign. We produce articles on the basis of a press conference, press releases and telexes. We then compare them with how those press releases and telexes appear in the (Flemish) press.
[Sports reporting] The course sketches out the history of sports journalism and the special relationship between sports and media. Students learn to write a report against a deadline. They have to expand their background knowledge of events and be able and willing to express their own opinions. Attention is also given to “changing room” stories and to how transfer news can be brought correctly and rapidly to readers. Insight is also given into the stakes that are at play in contemporary sports and on how they can influence reporting.
[Lifestyle reporting] Topics covered in the lifestyle journalism option are: the characteristic writing style (info and atmosphere), the editorial/advertising relationship, the difference in content and approach between weekly and monthly publications, and the different specialities within lifestyle (fashion, food, travel, human interest, health, interior design).
[Cultural reporting] The course covers the place, development and operation of cultural journalism in Flanders. Central is the practical approach which takes the form of writing a review.
Support: by appointment with lecturers
Students
• Can produce a journalistic story on sports/lifestyle, finance and economy, and culture.
• Can give shape to a journalistic narrative
•Can work against a deadline
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Students choose lifestyle OR sports reporting. Each subpart is graded for 1/3 of the whole course.
Permanent evaluation by means of written tasks.
Assessment(s) for the second examination period: one written task per subpart.
Students can only succeed fort his course if the three subparts have been accomplished. A pass mark for a subpart can be transferred to the next examination period or academic year.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Journalism: Printed and Online Media (only offered in Dutch)