DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

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What Does a Journalist Do?

Journalists analyze and interpret facts and information about local, national and international events and report them to the public. If you’re interested in this career, the first question that might come to mind is what education is needed to become a journalist? Most journalists learn from experience or complete a Diploma’s degree programs like this to prepare for careers in either print or broadcast journalism. Work experience is important for aspiring journalists, so most diploma programs like this include an internship, we shall give you apprioprate assistance for this.

Learning Outcomes

The faculty has identified five broad standards of performance, or Student Learning Outcomes, that it prepares students to meet by the time of their graduation.

University of Brazil, Campinas Journalism graduates are:

  1. Capable of entry-level media work in one of the major’s areas of emphasis.
    This level of professionalism includes the following characteristics:

    • the ability to think critically, creatively and independently
    • the ability to express oneself clearly, both in writing and orally
    • the ability to carry out journalistic research and interviews
    • the ability to prepare content for news media outlets
    • the ability to meet deadlines
    • the ability to competently use technology appropriate to the medium
  2. Informed about journalistic ethics and capable of articulating an ethical decision.
    Graduates understand professional codes of ethics and can apply them to ethical dilemmas faced by journalists. Employing personal as well as professional ethics, they are prepared to make thoughtful decisions from among alternatives and are capable of defending those decisions.
  3. Able to explain and understand the media law, their rights and responsibilities.
    Graduates understand the historical and legal significance of the journalism, the traditional role of journalism as society’s watchdog, and the rights and responsibilities of journalists.
  4. Conversant about contemporary media issues.
    Because the present cannot be discussed intelligently without an awareness of and appreciation for the past, implicit in this standard is the graduates’ understanding of their professional roots. They are familiar with the issues now facing journalists and those likely to face journalists, particularly those being written and talked about by news media practitioners, users, observers and critics.
  5. Prepared for a diverse and multi-cultural world and workplace.
    Our graduates recognize that they live and work in a world characterized by difference and change, and they recognize the challenges these present to themselves and to journalism.
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What Will You Learn?

  • The main objective of this course is to have students think like journalists. The goal is to
  • help students understand what they are doing and why. After the successful completion of
  • Journalism 1 the student will:
  • • have skills necessary in communicating in the print media with emphasis on writing, interviewing, observing, reporting, reacting and synthesizing;
  • • become an intelligent consumer of the mass media;
  • • understand the legal, moral and ethical responsibilities inherent in a free press;
  • • develop responsibility for meeting deadlines;
  • • understand the necessity of research to add validity, emphasis and depth to writing;
  • • have an awareness of the world around him, both social and political.
  • This level of professionalism includes the following characteristics:
  • the ability to think critically, creatively and independently
  • the ability to express oneself clearly, both in writing and orally
  • the ability to carry out journalistic research and interviews
  • the ability to prepare content for news media outlets
  • the ability to meet deadlines
  • the ability to competently use technology appropriate to the medium

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM
This gives a general introduction about Journalism and mass communication

  • Introduction to Journalism
    00:00
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FREELANCE JOURNALISM
This a webinar intaractive lecture with a professional freelancer

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
A great expo in investigative journalism

INTERVIEW
Successful interview strategies

MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS
3 Part Lecture

CASE STUDY

JOURNALISM LECTURE TAKE HOME PDF

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