Unit JOURNALISM HISTORY
- Course
- Communication sciences
- Study-unit Code
- GP000200
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Dario Biocca
- Teachers
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- Dario Biocca
- Hours
- 63 ore - Dario Biocca
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2021
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Base
- Area
- Discipline sociali e mediologiche
- Academic discipline
- M-STO/04
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian and English
- Contents
- The course studies the history of journalism in the 20th Century. Particular attention is devoted to the Italian press since the establishment of the earliest national newspapers and periodicals. The last part of the course analyzes the international media system and the debate over freedom of the press.
- Reference texts
- There are no course books to buy. All course study material will be distributed in class or made available on the Moodle platform UniStudium
- Educational objectives
- The course provides the basic tools to understand the past of Italian journalism and compare it to other international media systems.
- Prerequisites
- Previous knowledge of 20th century history is required
- Teaching methods
- The course includes lectures, class discussions and the participation of guest lecturers
- Other information
- About a third of the course is held in English. Students who cannot attend classes in English are invited to contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester.
- Learning verification modality
- The final grade is based on:
1. Class participation, intended as presence and active involvement in class discussions (20%);
2. Midertm exam, a test on information acquired in class and readings (30%)
3. Final exam, a test on information acquired in class and readings
4. Paper, 2-3 pages on a topic discussed with the instructor in advance - Extended program
- The course plan is articulated upon the following topics:
1. The first Italian national newspapers
2. The modernization of journalism and the experience of World War I
3. Fascism and the press: from the march on Rome to the "Special laws" of 1926
4. The press, radio and the war propaganda
5. The return to freedom of the press
6. The establishment of Rai television
7. The fall of the monopoly system
8. The age of Silvio Berlusconi
9. War correspondents
10. What is freedom of the press? the case of Mexico
11. World media systems
12. Constructive journalism
13. Fake news: past and future