Journalisme et littératie informationnelle

Teacher(s)

Descampe Antonin;

Language

French

Content

The course introduces the concepts and approaches of information literacy and media literacy. It deals with the journalistic skills targeted by information literacy, the role of the journalist and the mass media in the development of an “information culture”, the issues and the evolution of public confidence in the media and the journalists. It analyzes the critical and technical skills of audiences in different types of media.

Teaching methods

The course will be given in two ways:
- lectures by the teacher
- learning by debating with students on their methods of collecting and analyzing information, and by discussing work carried out outside the sessions.

Covid-19
- All of the course sessions are given face to face.
- Depending on the evolution of health measures (yellow or orange codes), on the capacity of the auditorium and on the number of registered students, seminar sessions could switch to co-modality: presence of the majority of students, and the possibility of remote attendance via Teams. If the auditorium does not allow broadcasting via Teams or if red code applies, these courses will go into full remote mode. These adaptations will be communicated to students via Moodle.

Evaluation methods

Continuous evaluation on the basis of individual and group work carried out during the quadrimester. The practical modalities will be detailed to students during the term, and available on Moodle.
Modalities of the September session are identical: the same assignments have to be submitted as during the year.

Other information

English-friendly Course

• Reading: bibliographical references in English can be provided
• Questions: students can ask their questions in English
• Evaluation: students can do presentations and answer exam questions in English
• Dictionary: students are allowed to use a dictionary (monolingual French dictionary or bilingual French-mother tongue dictionary, as specified by the teacher), including for exams

Online resources

Presentation materials, useful links, work instructions and other external resources will be made available to students on the Moodle platform of the course.

Faculty or entity

COMU