Sumários

Individual oral presentations: A press review.

21 Novembro 2024, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Oral presentations: A press review: Your pick of stories (Nathaly Coulibaly, Vasiliki Makantasi).


In-class Essay 2: an evidence-based editorial.

19 Novembro 2024, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

In-class Essay 2: an evidence-based editorial.


Editorials.

14 Novembro 2024, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Editorials: 

(a) four main types of editorials: persuasive; analysis and explanatory; obituary; endorsement; 

(b) analysing the structure and style of an evidence-based editorial based on TEXT 17: "Race and marijuana arrests" (New York Times) and TEXT 18: "Prison works ..." (The Independent) continued: opinion stated; reasons stated to support this opinion; facts that support this opinion; author's suggestions for dealing with the topic of the editorial.

(c) looking at beginnings and endings of editorials published in British and American newspapers.

(d) the dos and don'ts of editorials; editorials vs discursive essays.

(e) how to cite one's sources in an editorial.

REMINDER: IN-CLASS ESSAY 2 - An evidence-based editorial will take place on 19th November.


Discussion of a TEdx talk and TEXTS 15 and 16.

12 Novembro 2024, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Discussion of David Puttnam's TEDx talk "Does the media have a duty of care?", Monitoring the popular press: an historical perspective" (History and Policy) (TEXT 15), “The present crisis of Western democracy is a crisis of journalism”  (Nieman Reports, September 10, 2018). (TEXT 16). 


Discussion of "Does the media have a duty of care?" and Texts 15 and 16.

7 Novembro 2024, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Discussion of David Puttnam's TEDx talk "Does the media have a duty of care?" “ and Monitoring the popular press: an historical perspective" (History and Policy) (TEXT 15), “The present crisis of Western democracy is a crisis of journalism”  (Nieman Reports, September 10, 2018) (TEXT 16).