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• Module 6 (Spring): Analytical journalism
• Location: Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX)
• Professors: Mark Shapiro and Flemming Svith
• Duration: 7 weeks teaching and final week examination
• Credits: 10 ECTS

Overview

This course aims to explore and produce analytical forms of journalism. Teaching will illustrate how the journalist through extensive research can integrate and communicate factual information within a wide context and based on clear arguments and perceptions of reality in a style permeated by curiosity, thoroughness and voice. The principles and argumentation of the various narrative forms of analytical journalism will be introduced and discussed. The student will learn how to produce journalism that deals with values, ideas and trends with a special focus on global and international issues. Through practical analysis and the production of various types of text the students’ ability to vary, criticise and innovate analytical forms of journalism are enhanced.

Learning Outcomes

1. demonstrates knowledge of the main analytical forms of journalism (news analysis, review, and comment) as well as their research assumptions and narrative techniques
2. demonstrates the ability to gather and analyse material on a significant issue and to communicate the core message with authority while still retaining an overview
3. demonstrates the ability to set out a complex argument and to undertake an argumentation analysis of his/her own journalistic products or those of others.
4. demonstrates the ability to work with an international group of journalists and with global issues.

Typical Methods of Assessment

Teaching form: Teaching is a combination of presentations and workshops with exercises and set assignments with the emphasis on the gathering and analysis of written documentation/data material.

Examination:Examination is a news analysis and a commentary or review, with working report, which includes reflection on the argumentation, style, genre and the journalistic outset. Additionally, the underlying research and processing of the information supporting the news analysis will be presented and explained. The assignment will be individual and will be undertaken on completion of teaching.

Examination: Free, written, individual

Examiner and assessment: External examiner, 7-scale

Length: 10 normal pages