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Writing for Journalism I

Code: 104971
Credits: 6
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Journalism OB 1

Contact lecturer

Name :
Jesús Martínez Fernández
Email :
jesus.martinez.fernandez@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Jesús Martínez Fernández
Francesc Manuel López Chaves

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

  • Subject of first in the Degree of Journalism.
  • The student will need to have knowledge of current issues; demonstrate ability for the correct oral and written use of their own languages; can read, analyze and summarize texts.

Objectives


• The subject is the first directly linked to journalistic writing.
• The subject is an introduction to journalistic language and journalistic writing in different media, although with a greater commitment to the press and cyberjournalism.
• Therefore, it is a subject that prepares students for the different itineraries focused on information in the press as well as on radio, television and multimedia.

Learning outcomes

  • CM04 (Assess the quality and efficacy of journalistic texts in different formats, and ensure that the criteria of accuracy, source use, clarity and professional ethics are met.) Assess the quality and efficacy of journalistic texts in different formats, and ensure that the criteria of accuracy, source use, clarity and professional ethics are met.
  • CM05 (Create journalistic products that embrace principles of news responsibility, gender equity, protection against gender-based violence, respect for victims’ rights and sociocultural diversity, and ensure that they are sustainable and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).) Create journalistic products that embrace principles of news responsibility, gender equity, protection against gender-based violence, respect for victims’ rights and sociocultural diversity, and ensure that they are sustainable and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • KM04 (Identify the foundations of journalistic writing and distinguish the news and opinion genres in different media formats.) Identify the foundations of journalistic writing and distinguish the news and opinion genres in different media formats.
  • KM05 (Recognise the characteristics of the journalistic language in different media (press, radio, TV and digital), and adapt the news to each media channel.) Recognise the characteristics of the journalistic language in different media (press, radio, TV and digital), and adapt the news to each media channel.
  • SM03 (Draft journalistic texts that are clear, accurate and adapted to the professional standards in different genres and formats.) Draft journalistic texts that are clear, accurate and adapted to the professional standards in different genres and formats.

Contents

UNIT 1. Mission and values of journalism.
UNIT 2. General introduction to the theory of journalistic genres.
UNIT 3. The process of information.
UNIT 4. Concept of news. Definition of news. News and information. Values of the news. The news in the different media: radio, press, television and Internet / multimedia.
UNIT 5. Structure of the news. Lid and text: sequence of continuity. The 5 W. Main material and secondary material. The crisis of the inverted pyramid on the Internet?
UNIT 6. Typology of the news.
UNIT 7. Qualification. Concept. Functions and models. Elements. Type of headlines.
UNIT 8. The informative sources. Typology. Identification of the sources. Different forms of attribution. The use of direct and indirect quotes.
UNIT 09. The journalist and the newsroom.
UNIT 10. Style books and ethical aspects.
UNIT 11. New technologies in the press, radio, TV and IA.


 



  • The content of this subject will be sensitive to aspects related to the gender perspective.

  • The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject.

  • In case of a change of teaching modality for health reasons, teachers will make readjustments in the schedule and methodologies

Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Laboratori 37 1.48
Tutorials 7 0.28
Study and autonomous work 30 1.2
Virtual campus 3 0.12
Master classes 15 0.6
Evaluation activities 6 0.24
  • The treball methodology combines the theory with practice.
  • The resolution of problems, the study of cases, the creation of conings and the critical reading of journalistic texts will be very importants.
  • The Virtual Campus will be an tool of great protagonism in the curs.
  • A detailed schedule outlining the content of each session will be presented on the first day of the course and will be available on the course’s Virtual Campus, where students will find all teaching materials and necessary information for e􀆯ective course monitoring. Should the teaching modality change for reasons of force majeure according to the competent authorities, the teaching sta􀆯 will inform students of any modifications to the course schedule and teaching methodologies.
Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Portfolio 20 40 1.6 CM04, CM05, KM04, KM05, SM03
Exam 40 6 0.24 CM04, CM05, KM04, KM05, SM03
Writing 40 6 0.24 CM04, CM05, KM04, KM05, SM03

• The evaluation of the subject will have two clearly differentiated parts and all must be approved:

1) Learning activities (60%): Practices & Portfolio.

2) The current tests and the evaluation of the theoretical contents (40%): test and exam.

• Being a subject with a large practical part, the evaluation of teaching activities will be the most important. In fact, different evaluable practical tests and exercises have been established.

The subject consists of the evaluation activities:

• - Activity A: Test & Exam, 40% on the final grade.

• - Activity B: Practices 40% on the final grade.

• - Activity C: Portfolio 20% of the final grade.

  • To be able to pass the course, there will be a minimum grade of 5 in activities A, B and C.
  • Students will be entitled to the recovery of the subject if it has been evaluated of the set of activities, the weight of which equals a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade of the subject.
  • To be able to submit to the recovery of the subject, you have had to obtain the average grade equal to or greater than 3.5.
  • The activity that is excluded from the recovery process is the Portfolio.
  • In case of second registration, the students will be able to perform a single synthesis test that will consist of a theoretical and practical exam.
  • The qualification of the subject will correspond to the qualification of the synthesis test.
  • This course/module does not provide for a single-assessment system.
  • Where it is considered that the student has not been able to provide sufficient evidence of assessment, the subject will be marked as non-assessable.


PLAGIARISM: In the event that the student performs any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation of an evaluation act, this evaluationact will be graded with 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that could be instructed. In the event, that several irregularities occur in the evaluation acts of the same subject, the final grade for this subject will be 0.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage. Any assignment containing content generated by AI will be considered a breach of 5 academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty to the assignment grade, or more serious sanctions in severe cases.

IMPORTANT: The proposed teaching methodology and evaluation activities may undergo some modifications depending on the health authorities' attendance restrictions.


This course does not provide for a single-assessment system.

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(*) The study material will be completed with a selection of texts taken from the main media.

Software

The main work will be based on writing texts using office automation programs. The subject develops a content production workshop using online multimedia tools. The work takes place in the computer science laboratories. The virtual sessions will be carried out by Teams or Zoom.

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(TE) Theory 1 Catalan first semester morning-mixed
(TE) Theory 2 Catalan first semester morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories 11 Catalan first semester morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories 12 Catalan first semester morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories 13 Catalan first semester morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories 21 Catalan first semester morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories 22 Catalan first semester morning-mixed
(PLAB) Practical laboratories 23 Catalan first semester morning-mixed