University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
PEAV0024-2  Journalism workshop : investigation of print media

Duration :  60h Th, 5d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits :  
Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Journalism, 1st year6
Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Cultural Mediation and Book-related Professions, 1st year6
Lecturer :  Marc Vanesse
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
All year long, with partial in January
Course contents :  
This course about investigation (the most complete form of journalistic work) allows students to learn about in-depth investigative inquiries, using a number of sophisticated techniques for finding information. Students will participate actively in ever more difficult searches for information touching the legal, political, economic and social worlds. In this workshop class, set up like a newspaper press room, students will meet professional journalists that have made names for themselves in investigative journalism.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
- Creativity. React to current events by imagining story angles that bring stories to life.
- Autonomy. Find the proper journalistic techniques for the subject being written about.
- Mastery. Produce investigative work of professional quality.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
- Active curiosity about current events
- Frequent reader of newspapers and frequent consumer of audiovisual media
- A high level of skill in major journalistic genres, such as is taught in the course, Techniques du journalisme (3rd Bac).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Written exercises are planned for the practice sessions, which will help prepare students for the final evaluation.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
- Number of hours in class and time period: 60 hours during the second term.
- Place: Séminaire Mac Luhan.
Recommended or required readings :  
- Transparencies shown in class are available online.
- Highly recommended readings:
Yves Agnès, Manuel de journalisme, Paris, La Découverte, Coll. « Guides Grands Repères », 2002 ; Mark Hunter, Le journalisme d'investigation, Paris, Coll. « Que sais-je ? », Presses universitaires de France, 1997.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
- Written exercises
- Oral examination
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Teacher: Marc Vanesse, instructor
Département des Arts et Sciences de la communication
Place du 20 août, 7, 2e étage
Tel : 04-366.29.57
(Marc.Vanesse@ulg.ac.be)
Assistants
- Jenifer Devresse
(J.Devresse@ulg.ac.be)
04-366.54.95
- François Colmant
04-366.38.60
(fcolmant@ulg.ac.be)
Secretary
04-366.32.79

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