Journalism, media and politics

A.A. 2024/2025
9
Crediti massimi
60
Ore totali
SSD
SPS/08
Lingua
Inglese
Obiettivi formativi
The course provides an analysis of the different actors and forms of interactions whitin the journalistic and political communication field. Journalism studies is an interdisciplinary field that involves an increasing number of actors (media practitioners and professionals, politicians and parties, and citizens, but also global media companiens, social media platforms, algorithms, bot and so forth) who interact in a increasing number of mediated ways. The aim of the course is to develop the critical and analytical capacities of the student in interpreting the role of such actors in shaping the political information environment.

This course has three objectives:
1. to offer a complete illustration of the several issues in the field of interactions between journalism, citizneship and politics (among other polarization, media trust, political knowledge, agenda setting, misinformation, fake news);
2. to explore domains of common interest with the professional world of media production (fact-checking, investigative journalism, data-journalism), applied political communication (advertising, electoral marketing, media management, spin doctoring, and the like) and citizens activism (alternative and citizen journalism);
3. to stimulate active participation with debates, papers, presentations and invitation of scholars
Risultati apprendimento attesi
At the end of the course the student should have developed knowledge and understanding of the communicative dynamics within the political information environment. Applying knowledge and understanding, with an autonomous and critical evaluation of the characteristics of mediated communication in the political communication field. Knowledge of the preliminary practical skills necessary to enter the field (such as how to build a fact-checking or data-journalism project). Autonomy of judgement, and students' communicative capabilities will be developed by discussions and working papers. The final exam aims to verify the expected learning outcomes in respect to the students' capacity of understanding, applying knowledge, developing a critical analysis of the theoretical perspectives introduced by the course.
Corso singolo

Questo insegnamento può essere seguito come corso singolo.

Programma e organizzazione didattica

Edizione unica

Responsabile
Periodo
Primo trimestre

Programma
Journalism, Media and Democracy
Media and Politics
Platforms and Political Communications
Public Spheres and Public Opinion
Journalism
Campaings and Campaigning
Media Trust
News avoidance
Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
Polarization
Filter Bubble, echo chambers, algorithm
Journalistic authority
Journalism and populism
Harassment towards journalists
Gender and journalism
THe history of digital news media
Prerequisiti
Per sostenere questo esame sono essenziali alcune conoscenze di sociologia dei media, economia dei media e qualche fondamento di scienza politica. Decisivo un interesse per il mondo dei media, del giornalismo e dei fatti del mondo!
Metodi didattici
Il corso si basa su classiche lezioni frontali, momenti seminariali e discussioni in aula. Sarà sollecitata la partecipazione attiva degli studenti
Materiale di riferimento
Attending and non-attending students

Klinger, Ulrike, Daniel Kreiss, and Bruce Mutsvairo. 2023. Platforms, Power, and Politics: An Introduction to Political Communication in the Digital Age. Medford: Polity Press.
Splendore, Sergio, and Arianna Piacentini. 2024. "Navigating Political Polarization in News Production: The Case of Italy." Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, February, 10776990231221487. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990231221487.
Splendore, Sergio. n.d. "An Endless Struggle between Discourses: How Italian Journalists Have Been Claiming Their Jurisdiction in the Digital Era."

Anderson CW (2019) Journalism online and offline. In: Hesmondhalgh D, Curran J (eds) Media and Society, 5th edn. London: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 100-115.
Carey JW. Technology and Ideology: The Case of the Telegraph. Prospects. 1983;8:303-325. doi:10.1017/S0361233300003793
Zelizer, B. (1993). Journalists as interpretive communities. Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 10(3), 219-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295039309366865
George, Cherian, Thinking about Press Freedom in a Digital and Global Context (May 29, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4128269 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4128269
Modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento e criteri di valutazione
Gli studenti frequentanti dovranno affrontare una prova intermedia da stabilire durante le lezioni (un saggio o una presentazione in aula) e una prova finale scritta.

Per gli studenti non frequentanti l'accertamento delle conoscenze sarà effettuato tramite un esame scritto. L'esame scritto comprende un numero congruo di domande che riguarda tutti i testi inclusi nel programma d'esame.

Per favorire la miglior preparazione possibile alla prova scritta, gli studenti e le studentesse che non supereranno l'esame oppure rifiuteranno il voto dovranno sostenere un esame orale l'appello successivo.
SPS/08 - SOCIOLOGIA DEI PROCESSI CULTURALI E COMUNICATIVI - CFU: 9
Lezioni: 60 ore
Turni:
Docente/i
Ricevimento:
mercoledì, dalle 11:00 alle 13:00
Via Conservatorio 7, piano terzo
Ricevimento:
Thursdays 12-15 Please send an email to set an appointment.
Via Passione, 13 - stanza 303 (terzo piano)