Curricular Unit:			Code:
Economy and Politics			885EPOL
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Postgraduate	Specialized Journalism	10 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	130
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The student must master the main tools in the field of political journalism and economic journalism. In the end, the student should be able to perform all tasks of journalists in these specialized areas of information.
Syllabus:
Journalism. Beat journalism. Investigation. Economy. Politics.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The journalistic work in the area of ??Economics presupposes the mastery of specialized journalistic techniques, as well as of specific knowledge that is acquired by the reflection on informative newstories in this sector. The discipline also obliges students to apply thematic reflection to the techniques of content production in different media platforms.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Presentation of practical works. Continuous evaluation.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The production of media content in this area allows the student a theoretical reflection on the subject as well as the learning of techniques of journalistic construction.
Reading:
Habermas, J. (1991) Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. USA, MIT Press. Patterson, Thomas E. (1994) Out of Order: An incisive and boldly original critique of the news media's domination of America's political process. USA, Vintage Books. Sabato, Larry J. (1993) Feeding Frenzy: Attack Journalism and American Politics. USA, Free Press.