PEAV0024-2 : Investigative journalism workshop

Study Programmes 2015-2016

PEAV0024-2

Investigative journalism workshop

Duration :

60h Th, 5d FT Tr. Pr.

Number of credits :

Master in journalism (120 ECTS)		8

Lecturer :

Marc Vanesse

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

All year long

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

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.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

- 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.